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thinkest

verb, old form used with thou

«thinkest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«thinkest» means «you think», a form of «think»: To think is to use your mind to work something out. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou thinkest» = «you think».

Examples

And he said: 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian?' And Moses feared, and said: 'Surely the thing is known.' (Torah EXO.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you think.

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