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/ðiː/
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An archaic or dialectal singular objective form of 'you', used when addressing one person as the object of a verb or preposition.

Example

"The poet began his famous sonnet with the line, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?""

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Word Nuance & Usage

In Early Modern English grammar, 'thee' is the singular objective form (used as the object of a verb or preposition, equivalent to 'me' or 'him'), whereas 'thou' is the singular subjective form (equivalent to 'I' or 'he').

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theatricals
theatrics
thebes
thee
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their
theirs

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'þē', the dative and accusative case of the second-person singular pronoun 'þū' ('thou'), ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic root '*þiz'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Thee. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/thee
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