methinks
verb /mɪˈθɪŋks/
/mɪˈθɪŋks/
[intransitive, transitive] only used in the forms methinks and methought (old use or humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they methinks | /mɪˈθɪŋks/ /mɪˈθɪŋks/ |
| past simple methought | /mɪˈθɔːt/ /mɪˈθɔːt/ |
- methinks (that)… I think; it seems to meWord OriginOld English mē thyncth, from mē ‘to me’ + thyncth ‘it seems’ (from thyncan ‘seem’, related to think).