Definitions for These
ðizthese

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thesepronoun, the plural of this.

   1. Opposed to those.

   Did we for these barbarians plant and sow
   On these, on these our happy fields bestow? Dryden.

   2. These relates to the persons or things last mentioned; and those to the first.

   More rain falls in June and July than in December and January; but it makes a much greater shew upon the earth in these months than in those, because it lies longer upon it. John Woodward, Nat. Hist. p. iv.

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1. these

   "These" is a demonstrative pronoun that is used to refer to a specific group of people, things, or ideas that have already been mentioned or are known to the speaker and the listener. It is a plural form of "this" and is commonly used to indicate objects or individuals that are nearby or within sight. Alternatively, it can also be used to refer to concepts or ideas that have been previously mentioned in a conversation or text.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. These

   the plural of this. See This

2. These

   of This

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. These

   thēz, demons. pron., pl. of this. [A.S. thǽs, pl. of thes, this. Doublet those.]

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1. these

   Plural form of the word this.

   These days are so beautiful to be here on planet earth, seeing the unity in creation, the love and teamwork, a real joy to be here.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'These' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #77

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'These' in Written Corpus Frequency: #120

Anagrams for These »

1. seeth

2. sheet

3. thees

How to pronounce These?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say These in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of These in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of These in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of These in a Sentence

1. Michael Rakowitz:

   Almost as soon as Carolyn [Christov-Bakargiev] showed me these images of this atelier, I immediately understood that also, as a city, it was these Armenian fingers and hands that were creating these motifs on the building that were bearing silent witness to the trauma in the past 100 years. And it was almost like this architectural seance, where these citizens that were forcibly forgotten, were able to come back in.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments ar

3. George Bernard Shaw:

   If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.

4. Jeremy Warner:

   One of the notable things is that only two of these patients got these drugs as part of a clinical trial. The rest of them were given the drugs off label -- since these drugs are generally available that's at the discretion of the treating provider, but it's still notable, patients with all levels of severity of Covid-19 received these drugs, although certainly the patients that were hospitalized were more likely to receive these drugs.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;

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