Definitions for there
ðɛər; unstressed ðərther·e

Princeton's WordNet(3.63 / 16 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thereadverb

   a location other than here; that place

   "you can take it from there"

2. there, at that place, in that locationadverb

   in or at that place

   "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man there"

3. there, in that respect, on that pointadverb

   in that matter

   "I agree with you there"

4. there, thitheradverb

   to or toward that place; away from the speaker

   "go there around noon!"

Wiktionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. therenoun

   That place.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

2. therenoun

   That status; that position.

   You get it ready; I'll take it from there.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

3. thereadverb

   In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

4. thereadverb

   In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

5. thereadverb

   To or into that place; thither.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

6. thereadverb

   Where, there where, in which place.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

7. thereadverb

   In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

8. therepronoun

   That.

   therefor, thereat, thereunder

   Etymology: From ther, from þær, from þar, from tar-, from demonstrative pronominal base to- + adverbial suffix -r.

Webster Dictionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. There

   in or at that place

2. There

   in that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech

3. There

   to or into that place; thither

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. There

   There is a 3D online virtual world created by Will Harvey and Jeffrey Ventrella. There Inc. was founded in the spring of 1998. Closed beta began in July 2001, with various stages of beta following, and ending with an October 2003 launch date. On March 9, 2010 - one week after the announcement of its closure on March 2, 2010 - There.com shut its doors to the public. On May 18, 2011, Michael Wilson announced that There.com will be re-opening, on the There.com homepage. All previous members will have access to their old avatars. On May 2, 2012, There reopened to the public.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. There

   thār, adv. in that place—opp. to Here, at that point—it is used to begin sentences when the subject comes after the verb.—interj. expressing certainty, alarm, &c., and in interjectional phrases equivalent to that, as 'There's a good boy.'—advs. Thereabout′ or -abouts′, about or near that place: near that number, quantity, or degree; Thereaft′er, after or according to that; There′among, among them; There′-anent′ (Scot.), concerning that matter; Thereat′, at that place or occurrence: on that account; There′away, from that place or direction, thence: in those parts, thereabout; Thereby′, by that means: in consequence of that; Therefor′, for that, this, or it; Therefore (thėr′fur), for that or this reason: consequently; Therefrom′, from that or this; Therein′, in that or this place, time, or thing; Thereinaft′er, later in the same document; Therein′to, into that place.—n. There′ness, the property of having relative situation or existence.—advs. Thereof′, of that or this; Thereon′, on that or this; Thereout′, out of that or this: outside; Therethrough′, through that, by that means; Thereto′, Thereun′to, to that or this; There′tofore, before that time; Thereun′der, under that; Thereupon′, upon or in consequence of that or this: immediately; Therewith′, with that or this, thereupon; There′withal, with that or this: at the same time, over and above. [A.S. ðær, ðer; conn. with the stem of the.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. there

   To exist.

   There is a united purpose for all on planet earth which we all know in our soul, spirit and consciousness.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'there' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #45

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'there' in Written Corpus Frequency: #45

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'there' in Adverbs Frequency: #16

Anagrams for there »

1. Ether, ether, Reeth, theer, three

How to pronounce there?

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 there in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of there in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of there in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of there in a Sentence

1. Jordan Peterson:

   There’s some real utility in gratitude.

2. Dori Hutchinson:

   Faculty and staff often don't know what to do and they feel like, 'Well is it my job to be interfering, observing or commenting on someone's distress?' and I feel quite strongly that it is, we can care about the students in our classroom. We can say, 'I notice that you can't keep your eyes open in class, now what's going on? I'm worried about you,' or 'You haven't been in class,' or 'You seem really distracted' and then letting students know there are resources on campus for them to use.

3. Jo Seong-jin:

   There were many people around besides those I was on this business trip with, and Samsung workers were looking on right next to us, they would not have stood by had I deliberately damaged a washing machine.

4. Amy Klobuchar:

   We're not going to see( continued success) if we spend our whole time bemoaning the fact that he's there, he's there. And we have to present an alternative.

5. Mark Twain:

   It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

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