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there

UK/ðə(ɹ)/ US/ðɛə(ɹ)/ very common informal
adverb (3) noun (1)

adverb

1.

in or at that place

  • “they have lived there for years”
  • “it”
  • “;”
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2.

in that matter

  • “I agree with you there”
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3.

to or toward that place; away from the speaker

  • “go there around noon!”
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noun

1.

a location other than here; that place

  • “you can take it from there”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • all there Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • are we there yet Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • as if there is no tomorrow Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • as if there was no tomorrow Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • as if there were no tomorrow Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • be there Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • behind every great man there stands a woman Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there
  • behind every successful man there stands a woman Terms derived from the adverb, interjection, noun, or pronoun there

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