there
there Lexical Profile
there Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
In, at, or to that place or position, away from the speaker or previously mentioned.
"We went to Paris last summer and stayed there for two weeks."
Used to attract someone's attention to a specific object, person, or event, or to indicate where something is.
"There goes the last bus of the evening."
At that specific point or stage in an action, speech, narrative, or process.
"He paused there to let the audience absorb the gravity of his announcement."
In that respect, matter, or particular issue.
"I must disagree with you there, as the evidence points to a different conclusion."
• pronoun
Used as a grammatical dummy subject to introduce a clause or sentence in which the true subject follows the verb (especially with verbs of existence or occurrence such as 'be', 'seem', or 'appear').
"There are three distinct solutions to this mathematical problem."
• noun
That place, location, or point in time or space (typically used as the object of a preposition).
"Once you reach the town square, the museum is just a short walk from there."
• adjective
Present, available, or emotionally supportive when needed, especially in a predicative position.
"A true friend is always there for you during difficult times."
Used immediately after a noun modified by a demonstrative determiner (such as 'that' or 'those') for emphasis or to point out a specific person or thing.
"Ask that man there if he knows which platform the train leaves from."
• interjection
Used to express satisfaction, relief, triumph, or confirmation that one's prediction or effort was successful.
"There! I told you the engine would start once we replaced the battery."
Used to comfort, soothe, or console someone who is crying or distressed, often repeated.
"There, there, everything is going to be alright."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently confused in writing with its homophones 'their' (the possessive determiner belonging to them) and 'they're' (the contraction of 'they are').
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English þær ('in or at that place, thither'), from Proto-Germanic *thǣr, formed from the demonstrative stem *tha- ('that') combined with a locative suffix.