there

Meanings

Plural: theres

Noun

a location other than here; that place
- "you can take it from there"
That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).
That situation; that position.

Adverb

in or at that place
- "they have lived there for years"
- "it's not there"
- "that man there"
in that matter
- "I agree with you there"
to or toward that place; away from the speaker
- "go there around noon!"

Adv

In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
In existence in some place.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
In its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
After the name of a person perceived as located 'away' from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
After certain determiners, especially 'them', 'that' and 'those', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also them there.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
In a notional place or situation of mental soundness and competence; see also all there.
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
To or into a place or location; thither.
To or into a place or location; thither.
Into an undesirable topic or subject matter; see also go there.
In that matter, relation, etc..
Where, there where, in which place.
In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.

Intj

Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.
Used to express victory or completion.

Pron

Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
Used with other verbs, when raised.
That.
Appended to words of greeting etc.

Contraction

Misspelling of they’re.

Det

Misspelling of their.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r.
Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

Synonyms

at that place, away there, in that location, in that respect, on that point, over there, thither, yonder

Antonyms

here

Scrabble Score: 8

there is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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there is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

there is a valid Words With Friends word