■ pronoun & determiner ( plural these )
1》 used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated or experienced.
↘referring to the nearer of two things close to the speaker.
2》 referring to a specific thing just mentioned.
3》 [as det. ] used with periods of time related to the present.
■ adverb to the degree or extent indicated.
Phrases
~ and that (or ~, that, and the other ) informal various unspecified things.
~ here informal used to show emphasis.
Origin
OE, neut. of thes , of W. Gmc origin; related to that and the .