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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thine /ðaɪn/USA pronunciation pron. - (used after the verb be or sometimes after a noun) the form of the pronoun thou that is used to show possession:It is thine; the glory thine.
- the form of the pronoun thou used before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound:thine honor.Compare thy.
- that which belongs to thee:Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thine (ᵺīn),USA pronunciation pron. - the possessive case of thou used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- the possessive case of thou used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a vowel or vowel sound:thine eyes; thine honor.Cf. thy.
- that which belongs to thee:Thine is the power and the glory.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English thīn; cognate with Old Norse thinn, Gothic theins; see thou
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thine /ðaɪn/ determiner - archaic (preceding a vowel) of, belonging to, or associated in some way with you (thou): thine eyes
- (as pronoun): thine is the greatest burden
Etymology: Old English thīn; related to Old High German dīn, Gothic theina |