thee

[thee]

The word thou, used in place of "you," is not used much in modern language. In fact, with its Biblical feeling, it’s most often used in religious contexts. Otherwise, it might be used as slang for thousand.

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To thrive; to prosper.


a.
To thrive; to prosper.

pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.


Thee

Thee , v. i. [AS. e'a2n; akin to OS. th'c6han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth. eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight, a.] To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer.
Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.

Thee

Thee , pron. [AS. 'eb'c7, acc. & dat. of 'eb'd4 thou. See Thou.] The objective case of thou. See Thou. &hand; Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for himself, etc.
This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.

Theft

Theft , n. [OE. thefte, AS. 'edi'82f'ebe, 'ed'dff'ebe, 'ede'a2f'ebe. See Thief.] 1. (Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny. &hand; To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See Larceny, and the Note under Robbery. 2. The thing stolen. [R.]
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, . . . he shall restore double.

To thrive; to prosper.

The objective case of thou. See Thou.

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Usage Examples

But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave.

Absolute truth belongs to Thee alone.

Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.

All nature is but art unknown to thee.

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee.

Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

Misspelled Form

thee, rthee, 5thee, 6thee, ythee, gthee, rhee, 5hee, 6hee, yhee, ghee, trhee, t5hee, t6hee, tyhee, tghee, tghee, tyhee, tuhee, tjhee, tnhee, tgee, tyee, tuee, tjee, tnee, thgee, thyee, thuee, thjee, thnee, thwee, th3ee, th4ee, three, thsee, thdee, thwe, th3e, th4e, thre, thse, thde, thewe, the3e, the4e, there, these, thede, thewe, the3e, the4e, there, these, thede, thew, the3, the4, ther, thes, thed, theew, thee3, thee4, theer, thees, theed.

Other Usage Examples

I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

Save for thee and thy lessons, man in society would everywhere sink into a sad compound of the fiend and the wild beast and this fallen world would be as certainly a moral as a natural wilderness.

Go, forget me - why should sorrow, O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me - and tomorrow, brightly smile and sweetly sing. Smile - though I shall not be near thee Sing - though I shall never hear thee.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

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