there

/ðə(ɹ)/

adv 5pron 5intj 2noun 2contraction 1

Collocations

5

ADJ.

beneficial, fine, live, many, real, used

There are many reasons why people choose to live in the countryside.

VERB + THERE

air, go, hate, isn't, keys, know, like, practice

I hate going there because the traffic is always terrible on weekends.

THERE + NOUN

anything, apples, days, difference, everything, freak, hostel, knot

There was a big difference between what he said and what he actually did.

PREP.

from, in, in

I found my old photo album in there somewhere among all the boxes.

ADV.

always, always, then

There was always someone waiting by the door when I got home from school.

Definitions

adv

1

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.

I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!

2

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

He did not stop there, but continued his speech.

They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.

3

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

You know that I will always be there for you.

4

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

I know that aliens are there, somewhere.

5

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!

intj

1

Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.

There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.

2

Used to express victory or completion.

There! That knot should hold.

noun

1

That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).

We need someone to take us from here to there.

anyway what was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write about it if I like or anything if I like but not there, there is no there there.

2

That situation; that position.

You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — to or toward that place

thither

Antonyms

here

Idioms & Phrases

be there

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, there.

Job interviews, site inspections, board meetings, client reviews, training sessions and conferences can be conducted online, but ultimately 'being there' matters.

been there, done that

An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

No, I don't wanna go paragliding. Been there, done that. I found it awful.

all there

Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.

Is he all there?

don't go there

Do not broach that topic.

'Surely, in hindsight, you realise she was an unsuitable wife for you,' he stated unequivocally. 'Don't go there, Dad,' Luc warned, hard ruthless steel in his own eyes. 'You've los

been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

Example Bank

6

01

I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.

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02

I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!

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03

The air there is beneficial to health.

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04

There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.

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05

There! That knot should hold.

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06

We need someone to take us from here to there.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, there is marked as figuratively, informal, idiomatic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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