Dictionary
there
Pronunciation: (&thslash;âr; unstressed &thslash;ur), [key]—
adv.
1. in or at that place (opposed to
here):
She is there now.
2. at that point in an action, speech, etc.:
He stopped there for applause.
3. in that matter, particular, or respect:
His anger was justified there.
4. into or to that place; thither:
We went there last year.
5. (used by way of calling attention to something or someone):
There they go.
6. in or at that place where you are:
Well, hi there.
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pron.
1. (used to introduce a sentence or clause in which the verb comes before its subject or has no complement):
There is no hope.
2. that place:
He comes from there, too.
3. that point.
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n.
that state or condition:
I'll introduce you to her, but you're on your own from there on.
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adj.
(used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective):
Ask that man there.
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interj.
(used to express satisfaction, relief, encouragement, approval, consolation, etc.):
There! It's done. -there
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.
