thou
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
How often you will meet it
Rank 247 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 90,644 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.043% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
thou in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Why dost thou stay, and turn away?
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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And by His care, His love so rare, From sorrow thou art freed.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Come, my lord attends you; thou shalt go to bed to my lord.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Thou speakest true, though I would rather stay, Our duty calls, so to the hills, away!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1