thine

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/ðaɪn/

det 2pron 2

Collocations

ADJ.

happy, metallic, own, pious, sacred, shut, strong, worthy

VERB + THINE

eat, eyes, finish, gaze, lie, power, seal, turn

THINE + NOUN

abode, alabaster, asse, chalice, cities, enemy, errands, fate

PREP.

down, from, on, through, upon, with, with

ADV.

away, then

Definitions

det

Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

Thine oxe shall be slaine before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine asse shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shal not be restored to thee: thy sheepe shall bee giuen vnto thine enemies, and thou shalt haue none to rescue them.

Thine alabaster cities gleam / Undimmed by human tears!

pron

Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours.

But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

det

Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Forth on Thine errands send us / To labour for Thy sake.

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Idioms & Phrases

to thine own self be true

Be yourself; be true to yourself; do not engage in self-deception.

This aboue all, to thy owne ſelfe be true, And it muſt follow as the night the day, Thou canſt not then be falſe to any one, […]

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Thine alabaster cities gleam / Undimmed by human tears!

Wiktionary

But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

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Forth on Thine errands send us / To labour for Thy sake.

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Thine eyes are as doves.

Tatoeba · #1644939

I bid thee a happy voyage to thine abode.

Tatoeba · #2015939

Usage Notes

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In some senses, thine is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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