methinks

miˈθɪŋks

Definition

Definition of methinks - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

personal opinion

Rare

it seems to me

Rare

Methinks the weather is quite pleasant today.
Methinks this plan will not succeed.
Methinks you are mistaken in your assumption.

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methinks thou dost protest excessively

exp.

implies irony in someone's defensive behavior

Her constant denials made me think, methinks thou dost protest excessively.

methinks thou dost protest too loudly

exp.

expresses suspicion about someone's strong denial

When he denied the accusation, I thought, methinks thou dost protest too loudly.

methinks thou dost protest too much

exp.

expresses suspicion of excessive denial

When he denied it, I thought, methinks thou dost protest too much.

Origin of methinks

Old English, mē (I) + þyncan (seem)

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French:il me semble, ...
German:mir scheint, ...
Italian:mi sembra, ...
Spanish:me parece, ...
Portuguese:parece-me, ...
Chinese:我觉得, ...
Japanese:私には, ...
Arabic:يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ, ...
Hebrew:נִרְאֶה לִי, ...
Russian:мне кажется, ...
Ukrainian:мені здається, ...
Hindi:मुझे लगता है, ...
Bengali:আমার মনে হয়, ...
Catalan:em sembla, ...
Czech:zdá se mi, ...
Danish:mig synes, ...
Dutch:mij dunkt, ...
Greek:μου φαίνεται, ...
Hungarian:úgy vélem, ...
Khmer:ខ្ញុំយល់ថា, ...
Korean:내 생각에는, ...
Persian:به نظر من, ...
Polish:zdaje mi się, ...
Portuguese (BR):parece-me, ...
Romanian:mi se pare, ...
Swedish:mig synes, ...
Thai:ดูเหมือนว่า, ...
Turkish:bana öyle geliyor ki, ...
Vietnamese:tôi nghĩ, ...

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