Thee is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'you' when you are talking to only one person. It is used as the object of a verb or preposition.
I miss thee, beloved father.
thee in British English
(ðiː)
pronoun
1. the objective form of thou1
2. (subjective) rare
refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends
Word origin
Old English thē; see thou1
thee in American English
(ði)
pronoun
1. objective form of; Archaic
thou1
they will help thee; to Thee we pray; did he give thee the book?
2.
thou1 (nominative case)
used as the subject, with the verb in the third person singular, by some membersof the Society of Friends (Quakers)
thee speaks harshly
Word origin
ME the < OE, dat. & acc. of thu, thou1
Examples of 'thee' in a sentence
thee
Dare he who made the lamb make thee?
Campbell, Eileen & Brennan, J. H. Dictionary of Mind, Body and Spirit (1994)
We love thee for adding a little grey eye shadow to make things look more swish and modern.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How does a nation love thee?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Meryl, oh how we love thee.
The Sun (2011)
How do we love thee?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Fare thee well for now.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
But how much I love thee my actions will show.
Christianity Today (2000)
And I will make of thee a nation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Melody makers If music be the food of love, get thee to an airport.