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there (t̸her)

adverb

  1. at or in that place: often used as an intensive [Mary there is a good player]: in dialectal or nonstandard use, often placed between a demonstrative pronoun and the noun it modifies [that there hog]
  2. toward, to, or into that place; thither go there
  3. at that point in action, speech, discussion, etc.; then there I paused
  4. in that matter, respect, etc.; as to that there you are wrong
  5. at the moment; right now there goes the whistle

Etymology: ME ther, there, where < OE ther, thær, there, where < IE *tor-, *ter-, there < *to-, *tā-, demonstrative base > that, then

noun

that place or point we left there at six

interjection

  1. used to express defiance, dismay, satisfaction, etc. there, I've done it anyway!
  2. used to express sympathy, concern, etc. when repeated there, there! everything will be OK
there Idioms

(not) all there

Informal (not) in full possession of one's wits; (not) mentally sound

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there Synonyms

there

modif.

in that place, not here, beyond, over there, yonder, in the distance, at a distance, over yonder, just there, where I point, in that spot, at that point; see also where 2.

not all there*

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there quotes

What was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write about it if Ilike oranything if Ilikebut notthere,thereisnothere there.

-Stein, Gertrude

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