thine

1 of 2

adjective

ˈt͟hīn 

archaic

: thy

—used especially before a word beginning with a vowel or h

thine

2 of 2

pronoun

singular or plural in construction

archaic

: that which belongs to thee

—used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy

—used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves

Examples of thine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Darkest hour, wake thy power, earthly and divine, Burn and brew with coven true, and glory shall be thine. —Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024

Be thine the temple of each mind. —Leah Hall, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022

There’s a pageantry to its vision of the South that the score matches and examines, a know-thine-enemy approach. —Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023

Watch thou, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. —Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English thin, from Old English thīn

Pronoun

Middle English thin, from Old English thīn, from thīn thy — more at thy

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

thine

pronoun

ˈthīn

archaic

: thy one : thy ones