Definition of THEE

thee

Plural: thees

Pron

  • Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  • Thou.

Verb

  • To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
  • To use the word thee.
  • To thrive; prosper.

Noun

  • The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

Article

  • Alternative spelling of the.

Pronoun

  • An archaic or poetic form of "you" as a direct object.

Examples

  • "I challenge THEE to a game of Words With Friends," he declared dramatically.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian die (“thee”), West Frisian dy (“thee”), German Low German di (“thee”), German dir (“thee”, dative pron.), Icelandic þér (“thee”). More at thou.

Synonyms

thou

Scrabble Score: 7

thee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

thee: valid Words With Friends Word