Thine

Word THINE
Character 5
Hyphenation thine
Pronunciations /ðaɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Thine"

What do we mean by thine?

Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to thee. pronoun

Used instead of thy before an initial vowel or h. adjective

Of thee; the original genitive of the pronoun thou.

Of thee; belonging to thee. Compare mine, 2.

Belonging or pertaining to thee: in this sense a possessive.

Used attributively, with the force of an adjective: commonly preferred before a vowel to thy, and now used only in that situation.

A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. preposition

Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). determiner

Singular second person possessive pronoun. pronoun

Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours

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The word "thine" in example sentences

Before a noun beginning with a vowel thine and mine are commonly substituted for thy and my, as in “thine eyes” and “mine infirmity. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from all evil. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? ❋ Unknown (2010)

For thine is the Himmler, the Goebbels and the Goering ❋ Dungeekin (2009)

And in thine old age will she still make thee glad, and thy memory of her in the days of thy strength will be sweet, for thou wilt know always that she was ease to thee, and peace, and rest, and that beyond all women to other men has she been woman to thee. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke [reason with] thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For thine is the pollsters, the media, and Hollywood. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

These days it is more, “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thine own eye, but considerest not the beam that is in the eye of a Wahabi?” serial catowner Says: ❋ Unknown (2007)

When I heard these words from my cousin, I cried out from excess of passion and said, “How long wilt thou promise me and I go to her, but get not my will nor find any true sense in thine interpreting.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Presently one of them accosted him and said, Allah upon thee, O thou fair and young, with the eloquent tongue! incur not this affray; nor throw thy life away in thine ambition to marry the Princess Budur. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This story of thine is not stranger and more wondrous and marvellous and delectable than the tale of the Hunchback; and so needs must I hang the whole number of you. ❋ Unknown (2006)

For in thine absence life has lost its kindly light: ❋ Unknown (2006)

Then mine enemy will say, ‘O my lord, thou wottest that I give thee the best of counsel; but I have not found favour in thine eyes.’ ❋ Unknown (2006)

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