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Thee vs Coffee - What's the difference?

thee | coffee |

As nouns the difference between thee and coffee

is that thee is tea while coffee is a beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

As an adjective coffee is

of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

As a verb coffee is

to drink coffee.

thee

English

(wikipedia thee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) thee, the, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Pronoun

  • (archaic, literary)
  • * 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 , 1.2.49-50:
    • Prince Henry: Did I ever call for thee to pay thy part?
    Falstaff: No; I'll give thee thy due, thou hast paid all there.
  • *
  • (Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
  • * Thee is a little strange, I think.
    • Usage notes
    When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").

    Verb

  • To address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.
    • See also
    (English personal pronouns)

    Statistics

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

  • To thrive; prosper.
  • * Spenser
    • Well mote thee , as well can wish your thought.
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    : From Pitman zee , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter ?( ?, which stands for the th sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * ith * eth, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

    * English personal pronouns ----

    coffee

    English

    (wikipedia coffee)

    Noun

  • A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
  • *, II.5.1.v:
    • The Turks have a drink called coffa (for they use no wine), so named of a berry as black as soot, and as bitter.
  • *
  • *:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
  • *2008 , Agnes Poirier, The Guardian , 12 April:
  • *:As I sip a coffee at Brasserie Balzar, two well-known intellectuals, one publisher and a Sorbonne professor were discussing Sarkozy's future: "He won't finish his mandate" says one.
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  • The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.
  • A tropical plant of the genus Coffea .
  • (rft-sense) A pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
  • :
  • The end of the meal—when coffee is usually served.
  • :

    • Synonyms

    * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

    • Derived terms

    * black coffee * coffee-and * coffee bag * coffee bar * coffee bean * coffee break * coffee cake, coffeecake * coffee cup * coffee essense * coffee grinder * coffeehouse * coffee klatch, coffee klatsch * coffee machine * coffee maker, coffeemaker * coffee mill * coffee morning * coffee pot, coffeepot * coffee room * coffee royal * coffee rust * coffee shop * coffee spoon * coffee table * coffee-table book * coffee tree/coffeetree * drip coffee * filter coffee * Gaelic coffee * iced coffee * instant coffee * Irish coffee * Kentucky coffee tree * Turkish coffee * wake up and smell the coffee

    See also

    * arabica * cappuccino * * * cafeteria * * * * * coffea * decaf * demitasse * eccoccino * espresso * espresso breve * flat white * frappuccino * java * kaffeeklatsch * latte * long black * macchiato * mocha * mochaccino * robusta * short black * speedball * Tia Maria *

    Verb

  • To drink coffee.
  • * 1839 , Thomas Chandler Haliburton, The Clockmaker
    • I rushed into my cabin, coffeed , wined, and went to bed sobbing.
  • * 2010 , Patrick Day, Too Late in the Afternoon: One Man's Triumph Over Depression
    • It was exactly 11 a.m. We had been coffeeing for one hour, and our coffee cups were empty.

    External links

    * The Origins of Coffe on Foodie’s Corner * Podictionary article on “coffee” including its relationship with wine * PBS documentary *Black Coffee, The Irresistable Bean. Discusses the origin of the word including the relationship with wine. Starts at 10:52 1000 English basic words