there
(noun, adverb, interjection, pronoun)
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!
Similar word(s): thither
Sentences with there as an adverb:
- He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
- They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
interjection
1. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
- There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
2. Used to express victory or completion.
- There! That knot should hold.
noun
1. a location other than here; that place
- you can take it from there
Definition categories: location
Sentences with there as a noun:
- You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
pronoun
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 are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]There is no way to do it. [=No way to do it exists.]Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]No, there isn't. [=No, one doesn't exist.]
2. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
- If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
- There remain several problems with this approach. [=Several problems remain with this approach.]Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. [=There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.]There arose a great wind out of the east. [=There was now a great wind, arising in the east.]
3. Used with other verbs, when raised.
- There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]There are beginning to be complications. [=It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.]
4. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
- therefor, thereat, thereunder
5. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
- Hi there, young fellow.