there
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/ðeː(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
noun
- That place.
- That status; that position.“You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.”
adverb
- (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
- In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.“He did not stop there, but continued his speech.”
- (location) To or into that place; thither.
- Where, there where, in which place.
pronoun
- Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.“Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]”
- Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.“If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.”
- Used with other verbs, when raised.“I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]”
- (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.“therefor, thereat, thereunder”
interjection
- Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.“There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.”
- Used to express victory or completion.“There! That knot should hold.”
Related words
Synonyms
away thereover therethitheryonderat that placein that locationin that respecton that pointheremeanwhilethereinthenapproximatelynowpresentcurrentlyhenceeven