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there.

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).

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Meaning & usage

adv/ðə(ɹ)//ðɛə(ɹ)//ðɛː(ɹ)//ðɜː(ɹ)/
  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.
    I looked in the cupboard and my keys were 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.
    They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
  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!
  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
Where this word comes from

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”).

intj/ðə(ɹ)//ðɛə(ɹ)//ðɛː(ɹ)//ðɜː(ɹ)/
  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.
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ðə(ɹ)//ðɛə(ɹ)//ðɛː(ɹ)//ðɜː(ɹ)/
  1. That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).

    We need someone to take us from here to there.
  2. That situation; that position.

    You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
Where this word comes from

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”).

pron/ðə(ɹ)//ðɛə(ɹ)//ðɛː(ɹ)//ðɜː(ɹ)/
  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 was just a bed, a wardrobe and some bookshelves.
  2. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

  3. Used with other verbs, when raised.

    There aren't supposed to be two people at the post.
  4. That.

    idiomatic · in-compounds
  5. Appended to words of greeting etc.

    colloquial
    Hi there, young fellow.
    Oh, hello there, Bob, how are you doing?
Where this word comes from

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”).

contraction
  1. Misspelling of they’re.

    alt-of · contraction · misspelling
det
  1. Misspelling of their.

    alt-of · misspelling
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