English · Word Candidate

thee

/ðiː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: thees · theeing · theed

Sense 1

Meaning · English

To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

Verb

Examples

What! doſt thou not believe that God's Thouing and theeing was and is ſound Speech? [...] And theeing & Thouing of one ſingle Perſon was the language of Chriſt Jeſus, and the Holy Prophets and Apoſtles both under the Diſpenſations of Law and Goſpel, [...]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

To use the word thee.

Verb

Examples

The hardcore role-players will wake up one day feeling, like a dead weight on their chest, the strain of endless texting in Renaissance Faire English—yet dutifully go on theeing and thouing all the same.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “thee” mean?

To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

Is “thee” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.