there

CEFRA1

/ðeː/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In or at that place.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    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).

Examples

  • Then there is a problem...

  • There's a restaurant around the corner.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ðiə/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.

  2. At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.

  3. In existence in some place.

More examples

In context

  • I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.

  • I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!

  • The air there is beneficial to health.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

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”).