Definition of thou
archaic
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Origin and Etymology of thou
Middle English, from Old English thū; akin to Old High German dū thou, Latin tu, Greek sy
First Known Use of thou
15th century
Definition of thou
plural thou
: a thousand of something (such as dollars)
- paid 25 thou for the car
Examples of thou in a Sentence
She earns more than a hundred thou a year.
Recent Examples of thou from the Web
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Anyone can produce electricity—from greener-than-thou Germans to energy-poor Kenyans.
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An online culture of competitive authenticity and wokeness has begotten a tendency to pose as more receptive and empathetic than thou.
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If Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, Can thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, See thou, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, Thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.
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And Velia Martínez, who played the Spanish-speaking, holier-than-thou grandmother set in her ways, was born in Tampa, fluent in English and a longtime actress in Mexico and Cuba.
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There’s no edict from Washington that says thou shalt grow, and all of a sudden growth is going to happen.
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Our favorite is a very on-trend (but not trendy — fine distinction) robe coat, with peak lapels and a cooler-than-thou feel.
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And yet Ivana really nails the better-than-thou ethos employed by exes the world over since time immemorial.
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Do not go holier-than-thou, even if that’s harder in the case of Pitino.
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Origin and Etymology of thou
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Definition of thou for English Language Learners
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—used as a singular form of “you” when it is the subject of a verb
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