thee
How to Use Thee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for "you," still seen in poetry, prayer, and Shakespeare.
Archaic — found in older literature, religious texts, and some Quaker speech, not in modern everyday English.
Word Forms
theed past tense, theed past tense, thees plural, thees singular, thees singular
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
I give _____ my word.
Etymology
From Old English þē, the object form of "thou," related to modern "thee/thou/thy."