thee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ðiː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ði/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ᵺē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
thee /ði/USA pronunciation   pron. 
  1. the form of thou, or you, used as an object of a verb or of a preposition: With this ring, I thee wed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
thee (ᵺē),USA pronunciation  pron. 
  1. the objective case of thou: With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.
  2. thou (now used chiefly by the Friends).
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English thē (origin, originally dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse thēr. See thou

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thee / ðiː/
  1. the objective form of thou1
  2. (subjective) refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends
Etymology: Old English thē; see thou1
'thee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Fifth Commandment - Gloria - Second Commandment - Te Deum - Throttlebottom - aroint - aroint thee - boot - compare - even - fare-thee-well - lathi - namaste - prithee - te igitur - thine - thou - thyself - virgule - wait

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