Methinks

Noun CEFR B2

mɪˈθɪŋks

Definitions

It seems to me.

archaic, contraction, humorous, sometimes

Equivalents

Españolme parece

Françaisil m'apparaît il me semble m'est avis

Deutschmich dünkt mir dünkt

13 more languages

العربيةيبدو لي

Ελληνικάμου φαίνεται

Suomimielestäni

Íslenskamér virðist

Italianomi pare mi sembra

日本語私が思うに

ქართულიალბათ

Қазақ тіліменіңше

Nederlandsme dunkt

Polskimoim zdaniem na mój rozum na mojepo mojemu w moich oczach w moim odczuciu w moim przekonaniu w mojej opinii według mnie

Portuguêsme parece parece-me

Русскийкажи́сь мне ка́жется по-моемупоходу похоже сдаётся

Türkçegaliba

Examples

“methinks the truth should live ⟳ from age to age,”

“The lady doth protest ⟳ too much, methinks.”

“And then methought my dream ⟳ changed, and two Great Giants with heading-axes came striding over the bed, […]”

“Dr. Tobias Funke: Methinks a cupid I shall play ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

methinx methiocarb methiodal methiodide methional methionate

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