the
In English, the has 4 different meanings It can only be used as article meaning alternative form of þe (“the”) It can only be used as pronoun meaning alternative form of þe (“thee”) It can only be used as pronoun meaning alternative form of þei (“they”) It can only be used as verb meaning alternative form of theen
"the" usage examples
Sentences containing the to see its usage in context.
| Middle English | English |
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rough windes do shake the darling buds of Maie , and Sommers lease hath all too short a date : |
Rough winds shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s time is all too brief. |
sometime too hot the eye of heauen shines , and often is his gold complexion dimm'd , and euery faire from faire some - time declines , By chance , or natures changing course vntrim'd : |
Sometimes the sun shines too hot, and often its golden face is dimmed; Every beautiful thing loses its beauty at times, by chance, or by nature’s unadorned course. |