thou

noun
UK: /ðaʊ/
US: /ðaʊ/

  1. An archaic, singular form of 'you', used as the subject of a verb.

    1. If thou art ready, we shall begin the journey now [ ] [ ]
    2. I ask thee, if thou hast seen the likes of this situation before [ ] [ ]
thou verb

  1. To address someone using 'thou', an archaic second-person singular pronoun; to treat someone with condescension.

    1. He did not thou me, because he was a very polite person [ ] [ ]
    2. I would never thou someone, as it is outdated and somewhat demeaning [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "thou" is /ðaʊ/ in British English and /ðaʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "thou": "If thou art ready, we shall begin the journey now". More examples on the page.