Those
//ðəʊz// det, pron
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Definitions
Determiner
- 1 plural of that form-of, plural
"Those bolts go with these parts."
Pronoun
- 1 plural of that form-of, plural
"those who serve [those persons who serve]"
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More examples"Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones."
Etymology
From Middle English thos (“those”), alteration of tho pl (“the; those”), equivalent to tho (“the; those”) + -s (plural ending), partly by analogy with thes (“these”), whose final -s is original and not a plural ending. More at tho.
Related phrases
God helps those who help themselvesall things come to those who waitgood things come to those who waitheaven helps those that help themselvesheaven helps those who help themselvesjust one of those thingsone of those daysone of those thingsthe Lord helps those that help themselvesthe Lord helps those who help themselvesthere are none so blind as those who will not seethere's none so blind as those who will not see
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