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there

noun adverb pronoun interjection

That place.

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
HE
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ðeː(ɹ)/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛəɹ/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. That place.

  2. That status; that position.

    “You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.”

adverb

  1. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).

  2. In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.

    “He did not stop there, but continued his speech.”

  3. (location) To or into that place; thither.

  4. Where, there where, in which place.

  5. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.

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.

    “Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]”

  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.

    “I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]”

  4. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.

    “therefor, thereat, thereunder”

  5. Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells

    “Hi there, young fellow.”

interjection

  1. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.

    “There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.”

  2. Used to express victory or completion.

    “There! That knot should hold.”

In context

Example Sentences

You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]
If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]
therefor, thereat, thereunder
Hi there, young fellow.
There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
There! That knot should hold.

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