Definitions for methinks
mɪˈθɪŋks; mɪˈθɔtme·thinks

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. methinkscontraction

   It seems to me.

2. Etymology: From me (object pronoun = "to me") + think#Etymology 2 (from þyncan). In Early Modern English, used at least 150 times by William Shakespeare; in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer, me thinketh; and in Old English by Alfred the Great,.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methinksverb impersonal.

   I think; it seems to me; meseems. See Meseems, which is more strictly grammatical, though less in use. Methinks was used even by those who used likewise meseems.

   Etymology: me and thinks. This is imagined to be a Norman corruption, the French being apt to confound me and I.

   In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, methinks, not without great cause; for, besides their sweet inventions, and most witty lays, they have always used to set forth the praises of the good and virtuous. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   If he choose out some expression which does not vitiate the sense, I suppose he may stretch his chain to such a latitude; but by innovation of thoughts, methinks, he breaks it. Dryd.

   There is another circumstance, which, methinks, gives us a very high idea of the nature of the soul, in regard to what passes in dreams, that innumerable multitude and variety of ideas which then arise in her. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 487.

   Methinks already I your tears survey. Alexander Pope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methinks

   it seems to me; I think. See Me

2. Etymology: [AS. yncan to seem, m ynce, m hte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G. dnken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See Me, and Think.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Methinks

   me-thingks′, (B.) Methink′eth, v.impers. it seems to me: I think:—pa.t. methought (me-thawt′). [A.S. mé thyncth, it seems to me. Þyncan, to seem, is often confused with Þencan, to think. Cf. Ger. dünken, to seem, denken, to think.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of methinks in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of methinks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of methinks in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

2. James Russell Lowell:

   They talk about their Pilgrim blood, Their birthright high and holy A mountain-stream that ends in mud Methinks is melancholy.

3. William Shakespeare:

   Hamlet Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel Polonius By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. Hamlet Methinks it is like a weasel. Polonius It is backed like a weasel. Hamlet Or like a whale Polonius Very like a whale.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Methinks
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=methinks
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methinks
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=methinks