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there: Meaning and Definition of
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there
Pronunciation:
(âr unstressed &schwar),
[key]
— adv.
in or at that place (opposed to here):
She is there now.
at that point in an action, speech, etc.:
He stopped there for applause.
in that matter, particular, or respect:
His anger was justified there.
into or to that place; thither:
We went there last year.
(used by way of calling attention to something or someone):
There they go.
in or at that place where you are:
Well, hi there.
—pron.
(used to introduce a sentence or clause in which the verb comes before its subject or has no complement):
There is no hope.
that place:
He comes from there, too.
that point.
—n.
that state or condition:
I'll introduce you to her, but you're on your own from there on.
—adj.
(used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective):
Ask that man there.
—interj.
(used to express satisfaction, relief, encouragement, approval, consolation, etc.):
There! It's done.
-there
Pronunciation:
[key]
a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in -therium or -theria: baluchithere.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary,
Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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