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There Very Common

There has 10 different meanings across 6 categories:

Noun · Adverb · Intj · Pron · Abbrev · Det

Definitions
Noun
1

a location other than here; that place

"you can take it from there"

2

That place.

"I left my keys there on the table yesterday."

Adverb
1

in or at that place or location

"they have lived there for years"

"it's not there"

"that man there"

2

in that matter; in that respect; on that point

"I agree with you there"

3

to or toward that place; away from the speaker

"go there around noon!"

4

In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).

"She sat there by the window reading her book while I stood nearby."

In plain English: There is used to point out something that exists at a specific place away from where you are right now.

"There is something strange happening in this room right now."

Intj
1

Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.

"There, it will all be over soon and you'll feel better."

Pron
1

Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.

"There is a strange noise coming from downstairs."

Abbrev
1

Misspelling of they’re.

"That is incorrect; you meant to write "they're," not "there.""

Det
1

Misspelling of their.

"The teacher corrected the student's misspelling of there to their in the sentence."

Example Sentences
"There is something strange happening in this room right now." adv
"The baby is there on the floor crying." adv
"She looked there and saw her keys." adv
"Please go over there to get the mail." adv
See Also
arrive permanent home der's presentational tmtowtdi thither thereness
Related Terms
Antonyms
here hither
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
location

Origin

The word "there" comes from Old English, where it originally meant "at that place." Its roots trace back to Proto-Indo-European, combining a base meaning "that" with a suffix indicating location.

Rhyming Words
jere gere fere kere tere here were vere pere dere mere lere bere sere rere yere cere frere spere stere
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