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thou meaning

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  • The word thou (/ðaʊ/ in most dialects) is a second person singular pronoun in English. Originally, thou was simply the singular counterpart to the plural pronoun ye, The fact that early English translations of the Bible used the familiar form of the second person in no way indicates "d
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  • NounPLthous
    1. (dated Britain) A unit of length equal to one-thousandth of an inch.
      1. SLA A thousand, especially a thousand dollars, a thousand pounds sterling, etc.
      2. Pronoun
        1. (archaic, literary, religious, ceremonial, or dialectal) you singular nominative case.
          1. Come, O thou Traveller unknown, / Whom still I hold, but cannot see! / My company before is gone, / And I am left alone with Thee; / With Thee all night I mean to stay, / And wrestle till the break of day.
      3. VerbSGthousPRthouingPT, PPthoued
        1. VT To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of familiarity or contempt.
          1. VI To use the word thou.
          2. Adverb
            1. Misspelling of though.
            2. Conjunction
              1. Misspelling of though.
              2. More Examples
                1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                  • Ere we depart I shall thee so well wisse That of mine house ne shalt thou never misse. — Chaucer Shullen men chastice wymmen and wisse / Wiþ betyng whan þei done amisse? — Sidrak and Bokkus, 1500
                  • Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
                  • Art thou the slave that with thy breath hast kill'd/ Mine innocent child? Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing.
                2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                  • Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. - Psalms 44:14
                  • Thou favourest man with knowledge and teachest a human being understanding.
                  • Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane — Beaumont and Fletcher.

              Meaning of thou for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "thou" is an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a conjunction. It's also a noun, more specifically, a noun form, an invariant noun, an irregular plural, a nouns with irregular plural and a countable noun. It's also a pronoun, more specifically, a personal pronoun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
              • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
                1. Adverbs
                  • Uncomparable adverbs
                  • Conjunctions
                    • Nouns
                      • Noun forms
                        • Plurals
                          • Irregular plurals
                            • Invariant nouns
                          • Noun plural forms
                            • Irregular plurals
                              • Invariant nouns
                          • Invariant nouns
                            • Irregular plurals
                              • Invariant nouns
                              • Nouns with irregular plurals
                                • Invariant nouns
                                • Countable nouns
                                • Pronouns
                                  • Personal pronouns
                                  • Verbs
                                    • Intransitive verbs
                                      • Transitive verbs
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