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there


Definition: Meaning of, there in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ðɛː;ðə /

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  1. there is/exists/remains etc used to say that something exists or happens
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  1. in or to a particular place that is not where you are [↪  here]
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  2. if something is there, it exists
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  3. at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story
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  4. there and then also then and there immediately
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  5. spoken used to refer to something that someone has said when you are answering them
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  6. spoken used when greeting someone or calling to them
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  7. spoken there it is/there they are etc used when you have found something or someone that you are looking for
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  8. spoken used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers
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  9. spoken be there (for somebody) to be always ready to help someone when they need help
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  10. spoken there I was/there they were etc used to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling
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  11. spoken be not all there informal someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy
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  12. spoken there's a good boy/clever dog etc used to praise a child or animal
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  13. spoken there it is/there you are/there you go used to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactory situation
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  14. spoken there you go/she goes etc (again) used when someone does something annoying that they often do
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  15. spoken there you are/there you go used when giving something to someone or when you have done something for someone
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  16. spoken there you are/there you go used when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right
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  17. spoken there's something for you used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality
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  18. spoken there's something for you used when you are annoyed or disappointed to say that someone's behaviour is the opposite of the quality you are naming
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  19. spoken there goes something/somebody used when you see someone or something going past or away from you
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  20. spoken there goes something/somebody used to say that you can hear something such as a bell ringing
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  21. spoken there goes something/somebody used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened
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  1. spoken used to express satisfaction that you have been proved right or that you have done what you intended to do
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  2. there, there! spoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child
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  3. so there! spoken used to show someone that you do not care what they think and you are not going to change your mind - used by children
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there used in phrases

  • here and there (adverb)
    1. in or to various places; first this place and then that
  • so there
    1. informal an expression used to finish a poorly-made argument
  • there's
    1. there is; there has
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