Thine
pronoun
Used in place of 'yours' to show ownership or relationship, when the next word begins with a vowel or 'h'.
Is this laptop thine or mine?
Often appears as...
- thine own
- thine eyes
Usage tips
Formal
Literary,Poetic
determiner
Used in place of 'your' before a noun that starts with vowel sound or 'h'.
Take thine apple.
Often appears as...
- thine own
- thine eye
Usage tips
Formal
Literary,Poetic
pronoun
Used in place of 'yours' to show ownership or relationship, when the next word begins with a vowel or 'h'.
Is this laptop thine or mine?
Often appears as...
- thine own
- thine eyes
Usage tips
Formal
Literary,Poetic
determiner
Used in place of 'your' before a noun that starts with vowel sound or 'h'.
Take thine apple.
Often appears as...
- thine own
- thine eye
Usage tips
Formal
Literary,Poetic
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Thine is rarely used in modern English, but appears in historical or religious texts.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Pro Tip 2/3Sounds Antique
Using 'thine' gives a sentence an old-fashioned tone, fitting in period dramas.
Thine attire doth suit thee well, my lord.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Expression
In poetry, 'thine' can add rhythm or match the poetic style of older eras.
Oh wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? Preserve thy essence to remain, as firm as thine own determination.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Thine is rarely used in modern English, but appears in historical or religious texts.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Pro Tip 2/3Sounds Antique
Using 'thine' gives a sentence an old-fashioned tone, fitting in period dramas.
Thine attire doth suit thee well, my lord.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Expression
In poetry, 'thine' can add rhythm or match the poetic style of older eras.
Oh wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? Preserve thy essence to remain, as firm as thine own determination.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Thine is rarely used in modern English, but appears in historical or religious texts.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Pro Tip 2/3Sounds Antique
Using 'thine' gives a sentence an old-fashioned tone, fitting in period dramas.
Thine attire doth suit thee well, my lord.
Pro Tip 3/3Poetic Expression
In poetry, 'thine' can add rhythm or match the poetic style of older eras.
Oh wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? Preserve thy essence to remain, as firm as thine own determination.
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Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights That thou would wish thine own heart dry of blood So in my veins red life might stream again,
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Stephen Burt: Why people...
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights That thou would wish thine own heart dry of blood So in my veins red life might stream again,
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Quote examples
Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
Most humbly, my beloved Saviour, I bow myself before thee. I am a worm and no man. I alone deserve to suffer. I alone shrink from suffering. I was with thee in thy days of joy, singing 'Hosanna,' and I wished to make thee King. Now, in thine hour of suffering, I am far from thee.
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Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!
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William Dunbar
Scottish Poet
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
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Ben Jonson
English Poet
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.
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Friedrich Schiller
German Dramatist
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
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George Fox
English Clergyman
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.
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John Donne
British Poet
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
This above all; to thine own self be true.
Quote examples
Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
Most humbly, my beloved Saviour, I bow myself before thee. I am a worm and no man. I alone deserve to suffer. I alone shrink from suffering. I was with thee in thy days of joy, singing 'Hosanna,' and I wished to make thee King. Now, in thine hour of suffering, I am far from thee.
Quote examples
Apollonius of Tyana
Greek Philosopher
O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.
Quote examples
Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!
Quote examples
William Dunbar
Scottish Poet
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
Quote examples
Ben Jonson
English Poet
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.
Quote examples
Friedrich Schiller
German Dramatist
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
Quote examples
George Fox
English Clergyman
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.
Quote examples
John Donne
British Poet
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Quote examples
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
This above all; to thine own self be true.
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