Definition of THERE

there

Plural: theres

Noun

  • That place, location, or point.
  • a location other than here; that place
    • "you can take it from there"
  • That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).
  • That situation; that position.

Adverb

  • in or at that place
    • "they have lived there for years"
    • "it's not there"
    • "that man there"
  • in that matter
    • "I agree with you there"
  • to or toward that place; away from the speaker
    • "go there around noon!"

Adv

  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • To or into a place or location; thither.
  • To or into a place or location; thither.
  • Into an undesirable topic or subject matter; see also go there.
  • In that matter, relation, etc..
  • Where, there where, in which place.
  • In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.

Intj

  • Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.
  • Used to express victory or completion.

Pron

  • Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
  • Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
  • Used with other verbs, when raised.
  • That.
  • Appended to words of greeting etc.

Contraction

  • Misspelling of they’re.

Det

  • Misspelling of their.

Examples

  • He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
  • He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there.
  • I consulted Wikipedia, and it says there that he died in 1970.
  • I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.
  • I know that aliens are there, somewhere.
  • I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!
  • I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there.
  • I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there?
  • If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!
  • Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.
  • Placing "QUIT" THERE on the triple letter score sealed his victory in Words With Friends.
  • The air there is beneficial to health.
  • The view up here is better than the view down there!
  • There! That knot should hold.
  • There's that book I've been looking for!
  • There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
  • They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
  • We need someone to take us from here to there.
  • You know that I will always be there for you.
  • You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
  • You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there.
  • Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

at that place, in that location, in that respect, on that point, thither, away there, over there, yonder

Antonyms

here

Scrabble Score: 8

there: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
there: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
there: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

there: valid Words With Friends Word