thou
To address using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarityTo address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.
» I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.
Don’t thou them as thous thee! – a Yorkshire English admonition to overly familiar children
duzen
ты́катьtýkatʹ, ты́кнутьtýknutʹ, обраща́ться на «ты»
ти́катиtýkaty
(intransitive)To use the word thou.
Examples
168 sentencesI don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
We be of one blood, thou and I.
Ми з вами однієї крові - ви і я.
ruМы с тобой одной крови, ты и я.
deDu und ich und ich und du, wir sind vom gleichen Blute!
God help thee, brother, as thou hast so helped two of us.
Хай тобі Бог помагає, брате, за те, що ти нам двом так допоміг.
"Thou shalt not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments.
ru"Не укради" - одна из Десяти заповедей.
O me, what hast thou done?
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English thouen, theu, thew, thou, thowe, thowen, thui, thuy (“to addressFrom Late Middle English thouen, theu, thew, thou, thowe, thowen, thui, thuy (“to address (a person) with thou, particularly in a contemptuous or polite manner”), from the pronoun thou: see etymology 1 above.
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Forms
thous, thouing, thoued, thouedSynonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle