Thees vs Threes - What's the difference?
thees | threes |
(thee)
(archaic, literary)
* 1598 , Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 , 1.2.49-50:
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(Quaker, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch English) Thou.
* Thee is a little strange, I think.
To address (somebody) as "thee"; to thou.
To thrive; prosper.
* Spenser
English plurals
The age of three; three years old.
(poker slang) A pair of .
(basketball) Three point shots.
As nouns the difference between thees and threes
is that thees is thesis, theory while threes is .thees
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * * ----thee
English
(wikipedia thee)Etymology 1
From (etyl) thee, the, from (etyl) . More at (l).Pronoun
- 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.
Usage notes
When used in place of the nominative thou, thee uses the third-person singular form of verbs (see example at "quotations").Verb
See also
(English personal pronouns)Statistics
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Verb
- 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.Anagrams
* English personal pronouns ----threes
English
Noun
(head)- It's odd there were no threes in the winning lottery numbers.
- The boy in his threes is just learning to talk.