thou
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Definition of thou
(Entry 1 of 3)
thou
verbDefinition of thou (Entry 2 of 3)
: to address as thou
thou
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Definition of thou (Entry 3 of 3)
: a thousand of something (such as dollars) paid 25 thou for the car
Examples of thou in a Sentence
Noun
She earns more than a hundred thou a year.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Arizona Renaissance Festival Would thou wish to partake in a giant, greasy turkey leg whilst watching a live jousting tournament? — Sonja Haller, azcentral, "Ultimate Arizona bucket list: 14 things to do in Pinal County," 18 Feb. 2015Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie, is why the public no longer respects them. — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, "Elon Musk veers off the road in assailing the media," 29 May 2018 And those journalists deserve to be heralded — just not in this holier-than-thou cinematic cri de coeur. — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, "Liberal outrage in Rob Reiner's 'Shock and Awe'," 12 July 2018 One of them said, the sixth commandment is, thou shalt not admit adultery. — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Plains, Ga., an evangelical politician like no other," 11 July 2018 Catherine Lew, Principal and Co-Founder of The Lew Edwards Group Where art thou, voter? — Amy Chance, sacbee, "California Influencers: What did we learn from the June primary election, and why?," 11 June 2018 Separated from traffic, except for short stretches, the path explores Southern California beach scene, from the eccentricities of the Venice Boardwalk to the fitter-than-thou beach volleyball players and surfers at Manhattan Beach. — Matt Jaffe, SFChronicle.com, "Green travel in (gasp!) Los Angeles is easier than you think," 19 June 2018 Jeff and then William. BEATTY: Methinks thou dost protest too much. — Fox News, "New data reveals US faces legal immigration crisis," 22 May 2018 Oh great Mike Pence speaking to his holier than thou constituents. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "ChurchToo and Mike Pence’s Crisis of Faith," 21 June 2018 Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "A Brief History of People Using Romans 13 to Justify White Supremacy," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thou.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of thou was before the 12th century
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thou
pronoun
English Language Learners Definition of thou
(Entry 1 of 2)
—used as a singular form of “you” when it is the subject of a verb
thou
noun
English Language Learners Definition of thou (Entry 2 of 2)
: a thousand dollars
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Kids Definition of thou
: you
“But can thou do a true enchantment?”— Jon Scieszka, Knights of the Kitchen Table
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