Definitions for THEE
ðithee

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

1. Theethe oblique singular of thou.

   Poet and saint, to thee alone were giv’n
   The two most sacred names of earth and heav’n. Abraham Cowley.

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1. thee

   The word thou is a second-person singular pronoun in English. It is now largely archaic, having been replaced in most contexts by the word you, although it remains in use in parts of Northern England and in Scots (/ðu/). Thou is the nominative form; the oblique/objective form is thee (functioning as both accusative and dative); the possessive is thy (adjective) or thine (as an adjective before a vowel or as a possessive pronoun); and the reflexive is thyself. When thou is the grammatical subject of a finite verb in the indicative mood, the verb form typically ends in -(e)st (e.g. "thou goest", "thou do(e)st"), but in some cases just -t (e.g., "thou art"; "thou shalt"). Originally, thou was simply the singular counterpart to the plural pronoun ye, derived from an ancient Indo-European root. In Middle English, thou was sometimes abbreviated by putting a small "u" over the letter thorn: þͧ. Starting in the 1300s, thou and thee were used to express familiarity, formality, or contempt, for addressing strangers, superiors, or inferiors, or in situations when indicating singularity to avoid confusion was needed; concurrently, the plural forms, ye and you began to also be used for singular: typically for addressing rulers, superiors, equals, inferiors, parents, younger persons, and significant others. In the 17th century, thou fell into disuse in the standard language, often regarded as impolite, but persisted, sometimes in an altered form, in regional dialects of England and Scotland, as well as in the language of such religious groups as the Society of Friends. The use of the pronoun is also still present in Christian prayer and in poetry.Early English translations of the Bible used the familiar singular form of the second person, which mirrors common usage trends in other languages. The familiar and singular form is used when speaking to God in French (in Protestantism both in past and present, in Catholicism since the post-Vatican II reforms), German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scottish Gaelic and many others (all of which maintain the use of an "informal" singular form of the second person in modern speech). In addition, the translators of the King James Version of the Bible attempted to maintain the distinction found in Biblical Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek between singular and plural second-person pronouns and verb forms, so they used thou, thee, thy, and thine for singular, and ye, you, your, and yours for plural. In standard modern English, thou continues to be used in formal religious contexts, in wedding ceremonies, in literature that seeks to reproduce archaic language, and in certain fixed phrases such as "fare thee well". For this reason, many associate the pronoun with solemnity or formality. Many dialects have compensated for the lack of a singular/plural distinction caused by the disappearance of thou and ye through the creation of new plural pronouns or pronominals, such as yinz, yous and y'all or the colloquial you guys. Ye remains common in some parts of Ireland, but the examples just given vary regionally and are usually restricted to colloquial speech.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Theeadjective

   to thrive; to prosper

2. Thee

   the objective case of thou. See Thou

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Thee

   Thee is a 1981 Tamil film directed R. Krishnamurthy. Rajnikanth plays the lead role and Suman plays the role of his brother. It is a remake of the classic Hindi film Deewar starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor and directed by Yash Chopra.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Thee

   thē, pron. objective of thou. [A.S. the, dat. accus. of thu (cf. Thou).]

2. Thee

   thē, v.i. (Spens.) to prosper, to thrive. [A.S. theón, thión, to thrive, to grow; Ger. ge-deihen, to increase.]

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1. THEE

   What does THEE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the THEE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THEE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thee is ranked #63524 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thee surname appeared 314 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thee.
   
   82.8% or 260 total occurrences were White.
   11.4% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce THEE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say THEE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of THEE in a Sentence

1. Saadi Shirazi:

   Be thou generous, and gentle, and forgiving; as God hath scattered upon thee, scatter thou upon others.

2. Edmund Waller, Go, Lovely Rose: stanza 1:

   Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.

3. Jean de La Fontaine:

   Help thyself, and God will help thee.

4. William Shakespeare:

   God bless thee; and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty!

5. William Shakespeare, "Macbeth", Act 2 scene 1:

   Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=THEE
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thee
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/THEE
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=THEE
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=THEE
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html