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There

[thair; unstressed ther]

Origin

adverb

in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.

at that point in an action, speech, etc.: He stopped there for applause.

in that matter, particular, or respect: His anger was justified there.

into or to that place; thither: We went there last year.

(used by way of calling attention to something or someone): There they go.

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in or at that place where you are: Well, hi there.

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pronoun

(used to introduce a sentence or clause in which the verb comes before its subject or has no complement): There is no hope.

that place: He comes from there, too.

that point.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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noun

10.

that state or condition: I'll introduce you to her, but you're on your own from there on.

adjective

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(used for emphasis, especially after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): Ask that man there.

interjection

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(used to express satisfaction, relief, encouragement, approval, consolation, etc.): There! It's done.

Idiom

13.

been there, done that, Informal. (used to say that you have experienced or are familiar with something and now think it is boring or of little worth): A big house in the suburbs? Been there, done that.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English (adv.), Old English thǣr thēr, cognate with Dutch daar, Old High German dār; akin to Gothic, Old Norse thar; compare that

Can be confused: their, there, they're (see usage note at the current entry).

Usage note
7. The verb following there is singular or plural according to the number of the subject that follows the verb: There is a message for you. There are patients in the waiting room. EXPANDWith compound subjects in which all the coordinate words are singular, a singular verb often occurs, although the plural may also be used: There was (or were) a horse and a cow in the pasture. When a compound subject contains both singular and plural words, the verb usually agrees with the subject closest to the verb, although a plural verb sometimes occurs regardless, especially if the compound has more than two elements: There were staff meetings and a press conference daily. There was (or were) a glass, two plates, two cups, and a teapot on the shelf.
11. It is nonstandard usage to place there between a demonstrative adjective and the noun it modifies: that there car. The same is true of here: these here nails. Placed after the noun, both there and here are entirely standard: that car there; these nails here.

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a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in -therium or -theria: baluchithere.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin -therium (singular), -theria (plural) < Greek thēríon, derivative of thḗr beast of prey; akin to feral¹, fierce

contraction of there is: There's the hotel we were looking for.

contraction of there has: There's been entirely too much said on the subject.

Can be confused: theirs, there's.

Usage note
See contraction.

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World English Dictionary

there (ðɛə)

—*adv*
1.	in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respect: we never go there; I'm afraid I disagree with you there

—*pron*
2.	used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complement: there is a girl in that office; there doesn't seem to be any water left

—*adj*
3.	(postpositive) who or which is in that place or position: that boy there did it
4.	(predicative) all there having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
5.	so there an exclamation that usually follows a declaration of refusal or defiance: you can't have any more, so there!
6.	there and then, then and there on the spot; immediately; instantly
7.	there it is that is the state of affairs
8.	there you are
	a. an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired
	b. an exclamation of triumph: there you are, I knew that would happen!

—n
9.	that place: near there; from there

—*interj*
10.	an expression of sympathy, as in consoling a child

usage In correct usage, the verb should agree with the number of the subject in such constructions as there is a man waiting and there are several people waiting. However, where the subject is compound, it is common in speech to use the singular as in there's a police car and an ambulance outside

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Word Origin & History

there

O.E. þær "in or at that place," from P.Gmc. *thær (cf. O.S. thar, O.Fris. ther, M.L.G. dar, M.Du. daer, Du. daar, O.H.G. dar, Ger. da, Goth. þar, O.N. þar), from PIE *tar- "there" (cf. Skt. tar-hi "then"), from base *to- (see the) + adverbial suffix

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-r. Interjectional use is recorded from 1535. To have been there "had previous experience of some activity" is recorded from 1877.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

there

In addition to the idioms beginning with there, also see all there; get there; hang in (there); here and there; here, there, and everywhere; in there pitching; neither here nor there; no smoke without (where there's smoke there's) fire; nothing to it (there's); somebody up there loves me; take it from here (there); then and there; where there's a will; while there's life there's hope.