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thou
1[ thou ]
pronoun
- Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose. the second person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to modern you (used to denote the person or thing addressed):
Thou shalt not kill.
- (used by Quakers ) a familiar form of address of the second person singular:
Thou needn’t apologize.
verb (used with object)
- to address as “thou,” especially during an era of historical English when “thou” was distinguished as an informal form of you:
It would have been scandalous for household staff to thou the lord of the manor.
verb (used without object)
- to use “thou” in discourse:
There are still Quakers who thou as a matter of custom.
thou
2[ thou ]
noun
- one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
thou
1/ ðaʊ /
pronoun
- archaic.refers to the person addressed: used mainly in familiar address or to a younger person or inferior
- usually capital refers to God when addressed in prayer, etc
thou
2/ θaʊ /
noun
- one thousandth of an inch. 1 thou is equal to 0.0254 millimetre
- informal.short for thousand
Word History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Origin of thou2
Word History and Origins
Origin of thou1
Example Sentences
They held signs saying "all life is precious" and "thou shalt not kill".
A church warden said it was "ironic" that thieves stole a painting of the Ten Commandments, including text reading "thou shalt not steal", from a church.
He used the Times to fight back, commissioning poems like Edward Vincent’s “Southern California”: “Time, place, opportunity, advantage are thine/ O fairest south-land.”
That’s enough of a red flag by itself, but JP’s 24/7 style commitment to stars, stripes and ye olde red, white and blue had viewers scouring footage for signs of a telltale scarlet cap.
All of those candidate contortions bring to mind a line from Hamlet: To thine own self be true.
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