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 Definitions of That  [ðæt; unstressed ðət]  

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Definition of 'That' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (pron.) that
(used to indicate a person or thing as pointed out or present, mentioned before, supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis):
That is her mother.

2.  that
(used to indicate one of two or more persons or things already mentioned, referring to the one more remote in place, time, or thought;
This is my sister and that's my cousin.

3.  that
(used to indicate one of two or more persons or things already mentioned, implying a contrast or contradistinction;
This suit fits better than that.

4.  that
(used as the subject or object of a relative clause, esp. one defining or restricting the antecedent, sometimes replaceable by who, whom, or which):
the horse that he bought.

5.  that
(used as the object of a preposition, the preposition standing at the end of a relative clause):
the farm that I spoke of.

6.  that
(used in various special or elliptical constructions):
fool that he is.

7. (adj.) that
(used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as indicated, mentioned before, present, or as well-known or characteristic):
That woman is her mother.

8.  that
(used to indicate the more remote in time, place, or thought of two persons or things already mentioned;
This room is his and that one is mine.

9.  that
(used to imply mere contradistinction;
not this house, but that one.

10. (adv.) that
(used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated:
Don't take that much.

11.  that
to a great extent or degree:
It's not that important.

12.  that
Dial. (used to modify an adjective or another adverb) to such an extent:
He was that weak he could hardly stand.

13. (conj.) that
(used to introduce a subordinate clause as the subject or object of the principal verb or as the necessary complement to a statement made, or a clause expressing cause or reason, purpose or aim, result or consequence, etc.):
I'm sure that you'll like it. That he will come is certain.

14.  that
(used elliptically to introduce an exclamation expressing desire, indignation, or other strong feeling):
Oh, that I had never been born!

15.  that
nevertheless.

16.  that
in addition; besides.


Definition of 'That' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (determiner) that
indicates sb or sth which is farther away than others
Do you like this one or that one?; Those are nice.; Who's that girl?

2.  that
indicates sb or sth which has already been mentioned
At that moment, there was a loud bang.; I never sent that card.

3. (pronoun) that
indicates sb or sth which is farther away than others
That's a beautiful car.; I liked the big one better than those.; Who's that, over there?

4.  that
indicates sth which has already been mentioned
Try again. That's better.; The first Indiana Jones - now that was a good movie.

5.  that
used to give extra information about a noun or pronoun; = which, who
the dog that bit me; the vacation that we took together

6.  that
that's it
indicates sb is doing sth well or correctly
That's it - now push with the other foot.

7.  that
indicates sth ends
Just two more paragraphs to write, and that's it.

8.  that
indicates you are not willing to deal with a bad situation anymore
That's it! I'm leaving.

9.  that
indicates sb has the reason or answer for sth
That's it! I know what's wrong.; Are you embarrassed? Is that it?

10.  that
that's that
indicates you refuse to do or say more
You will not go out tonight, and that's that.

11. (conjunction) that
used to add information or description after some verbs, adjectives, and nouns
The police believe that she has been kidnapped.; It seems strange that he didn't call.; That's the TV that Dad wanted to buy.

12. (adverb) that
emphasizes adjectives
I didn't know he was that tall.; people who are that unlucky; He's not all that good-looking.

13.  that
not (all) that
used to show sb with your hands how big sth is
It was about that long and that wide.


Definition of 'That' Webster Dictionary 

1.  That
as a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket are good apples

2.  That
as an adjective, that has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun

3.  That
as a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either singular or plural

4.  That
as a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a demonstrative pronoun

5.  That
to introduce a clause employed as the object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative of a verb

6.  That
to introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent to for that, in that, for the reason that, because

7.  That
to introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by may, or might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to the end, etc

8.  That
to introduce a consequence, result, or effect; -- usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that

9.  That
in an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like

10.  That
as adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he was that frightened he could say nothing


Translation of 'That' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc
Don't take this book; – take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: daardie Arabic flag Arabic: ذلكَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: онзи
Brazilian flag Brazilian: aquele Czech flag Czech: ten (to), tamten, tenhle German flag German: jene/-r/-s
Danish flag Danish: den; det; disse Greek flag Greek: εκείνος, αυτός εκεί Spanish flag Spanish: ese, esa, esos, esas; aqu
Estonian flag Estonian: see, see seal, need Farsi flag Farsi: آن Finnish flag Finnish: tuo, nuo
French flag French: ce, cet, cette, ces (là) Hebrew flag Hebrew: זֶה, זאת, הַהוּא, הַהִיא Hindi flag Hindi: जो, जिसे
Croatian flag Croatian: taj, ta Hungarian flag Hungarian: ez, az; ezt, azt stb. Indonesian flag Indonesian: itu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sá, sú, það; þessi, þetta Italian flag Italian: questo, questa, questi, q Japanese flag Japanese: その
Korean flag Korean: (언급된) 그(것들)의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tas, anas Latvian flag Latvian: tas; tā
Malay flag Malay: itu Dutch flag Dutch: die, dat Norwegian flag Norwegian: den, det, de
Polish flag Polish: tamten Portuguese flag Portuguese: aquele Romanian flag Romanian: acel, acea, acei, acele
Russian flag Russian: этот; тот Slovak flag Slovak: ten(to), tamten Slovenian flag Slovenian: ta
Serbian flag Serbian: taj Swedish flag Swedish: den (det, de) där, denna, Thai flag Thai: (คนหรือสิ่งของ) นั้น (ใช้
Turkish flag Turkish: o,şu Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 那(個) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: той, та, те; цей, ця, це
Urdu flag Urdu: اُس، دور کي شئ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ấy, đó, kia Chinese flag Chinese: (指较远的人或事物)那,那个

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