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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thesepronoun, the plural of this.

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

    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 Dictionary

  1. These

    the plural of this. See This

  2. These

    of This

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. These

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

Editors Contribution

  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

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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. Antonio Ponvert III:

    Our goal in bringing these lawsuits was to hold abusers and State officials accountable for the torture of a profoundly vulnerable human being who depended upon them for treatment and care.

  2. Casey Murray:

    We’ve been having these issues for the past 20 months, we’ve seen these sorts of meltdowns occur on a much more regular basis and it really just has to do with outdated processes and outdated IT.

  3. Cheerful Long:

    These are my friends, and they're going to lose a lot of business, i want to teach my kids that this is how you support your community.

  4. Andrew Walsh:

    We're really blessed that he was still able to get himself to shore, i was a few feet behind him, and we grabbed him and got him ... up on the sand, and very quickly these doctors were there, helping out and calling 911.

  5. Monica Rudiger:

    He wasn't beaten or strangled ; these are repetitive bites all over his body, i can't imagine how else he would come to have so many puncture wounds.

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