Definition of "thou" in Englisch

pronoun

1. (archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) Nominative singular of ye (“you”).

verb

1. (transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

   • Don’t thou them as thous thee! – a Yorkshire English admonition to overly familiar children

2. (intransitive) To use the word thou.

noun

1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm).

   • We just wanted to take off a few thou, which we easily did with fine sandpaper.

noun

1. (slang) A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.).

   • Whoa there, big spender — that'll cost you a few thou. Are you sure you can afford it?

adverb

1. Misspelling of though.

conjunction

1. Misspelling of though.