THERE
What does "THERE" mean?
In, at, or to that place or position, as opposed to here.
Meanings
- In or at that place. Leave the keys there on the table.
- To that place. We drove there in under an hour.
- Used as a dummy subject to introduce a clause stating existence. There is a problem we need to discuss.
- That place or point. From there it was only a short walk.
- Used to express comfort, satisfaction, or emphasis. There, there - it will be all right. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'þǣr' (in that place), from Proto-Germanic '*þar', related to Dutch 'daar' and German 'da'; built on the same demonstrative stem as 'that' and 'the'.
Remember it
THERE has 'here' inside it - both are places, and there is just here pointed somewhere else.
A little poem
You point and say it: over there, away-
a word that holds the place you cannot stay.
couplet
Wordplay
- Their, there, they're - the trio that ruins more friendships than any breakup.
What it teaches
Every 'there' is someone else's 'here'; distance is only a matter of where you are standing.
Quick facts
What does THERE mean?
In, at, or to that place or position, as opposed to here.
Is THERE a valid word?
Yes — THERE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THERE?
THERE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THERE come from?
From Old English 'þǣr' (in that place), from Proto-Germanic '*þar', related to Dutch 'daar' and German 'da'; built on the same demonstrative stem as 'that' and 'the'.
What can THERE teach us?
Every 'there' is someone else's 'here'; distance is only a matter of where you are standing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.