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methinks

UK/mɪˈθɪŋks//miˈθɪŋks/

methinks contraction: it seems to me.

Contraction

methinks (past tense methought)

  1. (archaic, contraction, humorous) It seems to me.
    • methinks the truth should live from age to age,c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • The lady doth protest too much, methinks.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

methinks meaning in Tamil and Arabic

methinks in Tamil

it seems to me
எனக்கு ... என்று தோன்றுது eṉakku ... eṉṟu tōṉṟutu

methinks in Arabic

it seems to me
يَبْدُو لِي yabdū lī

Forms of methinks

pastmethought
alternative formmethinketh
alternative formme thinketh
alternative formme thinks
alternative formmythinks
alternative formmy thinks

Origin of methinks

From Middle English me thinketh from Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous Flemish me dunkt, German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.

Words formed from methinks

Phrases with methinks

Words that rhyme with methinks

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Questions about methinks

What does methinks mean?
Methinks means it seems to me.
What is methinks in Tamil?
Methinks in Tamil is எனக்கு ... என்று தோன்றுது (eṉakku ... eṉṟu tōṉṟutu). See Methinks meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is methinks?
Methinks is a contraction.
How do you pronounce methinks?
Methinks is pronounced /mɪˈθɪŋks/ (UK).

Words near methinks in the dictionary

  1. methine
  2. methines
  3. methinic
  4. methink
  5. methinketh
  6. methinks
  7. methinks the lady doth protest too much
  8. methinks thou dost protest too much
  9. methinkst
  10. methinx
  11. methiocarb

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