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
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined above
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Arizona Renaissance Festival Would thou wish to partake in a giant, greasy turkey leg whilst watching a live jousting tournament?
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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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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.
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And those journalists deserve to be heralded — just not in this holier-than-thou cinematic cri de coeur.
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One of them said, the sixth commandment is, thou shalt not admit adultery.
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Catherine Lew, Principal and Co-Founder of The Lew Edwards Group Where art thou, voter?
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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.
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Jeff and then William. BEATTY: Methinks thou dost protest too much.
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Oh great Mike Pence speaking to his holier than thou constituents.
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Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same.
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Origin and Etymology of thou
short for thousand
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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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