this
this Lexical Profile
this Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Used as a determiner to identify a specific person, thing, or idea close at hand, currently being experienced, or just mentioned.
"Please read this chapter carefully before tomorrow's seminar."
Referring to the current period of time, or the time period immediately preceding or following the present.
"The symphony orchestra is performing three concerts this week."
• pronoun
Used to identify a specific person, object, or situation close at hand or currently being indicated or experienced.
"This is the most comprehensive study on renewable energy published to date."
Referring to a specific statement, idea, or matter that has just been mentioned or is about to be stated.
"The committee decided to postpone the vote, and this gave the researchers more time to gather data."
• adverb
To the degree or extent indicated.
"I did not expect the winter weather to get this cold so early in the season."
Word Nuance & Usage
'This' takes the plural form 'these' when functioning as a pronoun or demonstrative determiner, and contrasts with 'that' (plural 'those'), which refers to entities farther away in space, time, or discourse.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'þis' (neuter demonstrative pronoun and determiner), descending from Proto-Germanic *þasi, formed by combining the demonstrative base *þa- with the intensifying particle *-si ('here').