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methinks

/miθˈɪŋks/ contraction

It seems to me.

Word Origin A charming old contraction of Old English me (dative 'to me') and þyncan 'to seem' — literally 'it seems to me.' It's not the same 'think' as in 'I think,' but a different verb that meant 'to seem.' So methinks is like saying 'it appears to me.' The past tense was methought. It's a fossilized dative construction, like 'meseems'.

contraction It seems to me.

Methinks the weather is turning colder as autumn approaches.

(缩写) 依我之见；在我看来；我以为

依我看，随着秋天临近，天气正在转凉。

(contracción) me parece; a mi parecer [Me parece; a mi parecer.]

**Me parece** que el clima se está poniendo más frío a medida que se acerca el otoño.

(contraction) il me semble; me semble-t-il [Il me semble.]

Methinks (il me semble) que le temps devient plus froid à l'approche de l'automne.

(Kontraktion) mich dünkt; mir scheint [Mir scheint; nach meinem Eindruck (veraltet oder literarisch).]

**Methinks**, das Wetter wird mit dem nahenden Herbst kälter.

(縮約) 私には～のように思われる。

秋が近づくにつれ、天候は次第に寒さを増しているように思う。

(contração) parece-me; a meu ver; segundo me parece; cuido eu [Parece-me.]

Parece-me que o tempo está ficando mais frio à medida que o outono se aproxima.

Synonyms: it seems to me I think I believe in my opinion to my mind
Word parts: me + think + s

Common collocations

be verb it subst like prep a subst would verb protest verb much adj do verb to prep

Related words

my mine thinker thinkable unthinkable thoughtful thoughtless

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