When is 'the' pronounced as 'thee'?

Answer 1

Thee is used in Old English.

Answer 2

the pronunciation 'thee' = /ðiː/ is the stressed form of the English definite article 'the'

"Usage notes
The word the is pronounced /ðiː/ whenever it is pronounced as a distinct word, e.g.:

When it is used for emphasis (This is the hospital for heart surgery.).
When the speaker pauses between the and the next word (the ... sovereignity).
In many but not all dialects, when the next word begins with a vowel (the onion) (compare with a vs. an).
The word is generally not pronounced distinctly when attached to a word beginning with a consonant, in which case the e becomes a schwa or is dropped entirely. In dialects that do not pronounce the distinctly before a vowel, a glottal stop is generally inserted"

Answer 3

Before words that begin with a vowel sound, e.g. 'only', 'end', 'answer', 'ugly', 'ink'. Otherwise 'thu' - although some people just have a funny way of talking and like to emphasise the word and say 'thee'.

Answer 4

1. In front of words beginning with vowels, e.g. The Archbishop delivered his sermon

2. When emphasising a unique thing, e.g. It is the ice cream of ice creams, simply the best.

Answer 5

The word thee really isn't commonly used in this day and age.
I don't remember ever useing the word myself.

Answer 6

I usually pronounce the as thuh...but it usually depends on what I am saying...

Answer 7

When "the" is in front of a vowel!