I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb
Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to Old High German dār there, Old Norse & Gothic thar, Sanskrit tar hi then, Old English thæt that — more at that
1.
a. : in or at that place : in or at a place other than that of the speaker — opposed to here
stand over there until I call you
put it there on that table
please go home and stay there
b. : in or at a place indicated, referred or pointed to, described, or qualified
there , where the roads meet
for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also — Mt 6:21 (Authorized Version)
— used to call attention to something
there goes the dinner bell
there he comes now
or point to with approval
there 's glory for you
— often used interjectionally
there , look at that
there , that must be his car now stopping outside
2. : to or into that place : thither — used after verbs of motion or direction
time to go there and back
seldom go there any more
when she got there the cupboard was bare — Mother Goose
3. : at that point of time in a continuing action or progress
stop right there before you say any more
4. : in that matter : in that respect : in relation to that
to sleep, perchance to dream: aye, there 's the rub — Shakespeare
just there is where I disagree with you
5. — used interjectionally to express satisfaction
there , that's finished at last
there , I told you so
or approval
there , that should be enough scrubbing
or encouragement or sympathy
there now, it's not really that bad, is it
or spitefulness or defiance
I'm not sorry I said it, so there
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- get there
- have been there
- in there
II. (ˌ)tha(a)]r, (ˌ)the], ]ə, in sense 1 often _thə(r) pronoun
Etymology: Middle English ther, thar, from Old English thǣr, from thǣr, adverb
1. — used as a function word to introduce a sentence or clause in which the subject follows the verb
there shall come a time
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth — Lk 13:28 (Authorized Version)
there are many things to be considered
there is no telling when he'll be home
2. — used as an indefinite substitute for a name
hi there
well, hello there
say there , do you have the time
III. like there I noun
( -s )
Etymology: there (I)
1. : that place or position — opposed to here
there is no here and no there … in pure space — James Ward
2. : that point
I'll get everything ready and you take it from there
IV. adjective
Etymology: there (I)
1.
a. — used for emphasis especially after a demonstrative pronoun
I'd rather take those there
or after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective
those men there can tell you
b. substandard — used for emphasis after a demonstrative adjective but before the noun modified
I wouldn't vote for that there fellow for anything
2. : existent , present
nothing is more imperiously there for observation and study than the tactics — K.D.Burke
prosperity was there and almost every civilian shared in it — Time
the pain was still there when he woke up
3.
a. : dependable , reliable
he's always right there when you need him
b. : fully conscious : fully aware
an hour that I lay there … I was there in the head by that time — J.M.Cain