Three vs Thee - What's the difference?
three | thee |
(cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as ; This many dots (•••).
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(of a set or group) Having three elements.
The digit/figure 3.
Anything measuring three units, as length.
A person who is three years old.
The playing card featuring three pips.
(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
As nouns the difference between three and thee
is that three is the digit/figure 3 while thee is tea.As a numeral three
is (cardinal) a numerical value after two and before four represented in arabic digits as ; this many dots (•••).three
English
(wikipedia three)Alternative forms
* (all obsolete)Numeral
(head)- Venters began to count them—one—two—three —four—on up to sixteen.
Synonyms
* (numerical value) leash, tether (dialectal)See also
*Noun
(en noun)- Put all the threes in a separate container.
- All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
Derived terms
* threefold * threepence * threesome * thruppence * three-upSee also
* (Symbols of number three in various numeral systems) * * : 3 * * : ?, ? * : * * * * * * * * * * * * : * : III * * * *Statistics
*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.