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There

//ðə(ɹ)// adv, contraction, det, intj, noun, pron, slang

Definitions

Adverb

1
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). not-comparable
"I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there."
2
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place. figuratively, not-comparable
"He did not stop there, but continued his speech."
3
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there. not-comparable
"You know that I will always be there for you."
4
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; In existence in some place. not-comparable
"I know that aliens are there, somewhere."
5
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; In its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted. informal, not-comparable
"If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!"

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6
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; After the name of a person perceived as located 'away' from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person. informal, not-comparable
"Jim there has been with the company for twenty years."
7
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; After certain determiners, especially 'them', 'that' and 'those', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also them there. dialectal, not-comparable
"Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens."
8
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).; In a notional place or situation of mental soundness and competence; see also all there. informal, not-comparable
"I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there."
9
To or into a place or location; thither. not-comparable
"I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there?"
10
To or into a place or location; thither.; Into an undesirable topic or subject matter; see also go there. not-comparable
"He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there."
11
In that matter, relation, etc.. figuratively, not-comparable
"You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there."
12
Where, there where, in which place. not-comparable, obsolete
13
In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below. not-comparable
"These firms do not want the truth to get out and are financing these flights in the hope of dazzling the public. Yet the record of the gas engine is there for all to see."

Adverb

1
in or at that place or location wordnet
2
to or toward that place; away from the speaker wordnet
3
in that matter; in that respect; on that point wordnet

Contraction

1
Misspelling of they’re. alt-of, contraction, misspelling

Determiner

1
Misspelling of their. alt-of, misspelling

Intj

1
Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.
"There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right."
2
Used to express victory or completion.
"There! That knot should hold."

Noun

1
That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).
"We need someone to take us from here to there."
2
a location other than here; that place; location, medial pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, distal; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, distal wordnet
3
That situation; that position.
"You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there."

Pronoun

1
Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
"There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]"
2
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."
3
Used with other verbs, when raised.
"There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]"
4
That. idiomatic, in-compounds
"therefor, thereat, thereunder"
5
Appended to words of greeting etc. colloquial
"Hi there, young fellow."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

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