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Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine, but it is not easy. It is my toughest fight ever.
Frank Bruno

Meaning of "there" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THERE

Old English thǣr; related to Old Frisian thēr, Old Saxon, Old High German thār, Old Norse, Gothic thar.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THERE

there  [ðɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THERE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
There can act as a noun, an adjective, an adverb, a pronoun and an exclamation.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES THERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

There

There may refer to: ▪ There, a 2009 Turkish film ▪ Therethere, a deictic adverb in English ▪ there, an English pronoun used in phrases such as there is and there are...

Definition of there in the English dictionary

The first definition of there in the dictionary is in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respect. Other definition of there is used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complement. There is also who or which is in that place or position.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THERE

therblig
there and then
there are no flies on him
there is no holding him
there is no knowing
there it is
there you are
there´s
there´s nothing for it
there´s nothing like
there´s nothing to it
thereabout
thereabouts
thereafter
thereagainst
thereamong
thereanent
thereat
thereaway
therebeside

WORDS THAT END LIKE THERE

adhere
all there
anywhere
atmosphere
biosphere
blogosphere
elsewhere
everywhere
hemisphere
here
here and there
look here
nowhere
out there
so there
somewhere
sphere
stratosphere
this here
where

Synonyms and antonyms of there in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «there» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THERE

Find out the translation of there to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of there from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «there» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在那里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

allí
570 millions of speakers

English

there
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वहाँ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هُنَاكَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

там
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ali
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেখানে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

là-bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di sana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

da
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

そこに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거기에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ở đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेथे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

там
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acolo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

där
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

der
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of there

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THERE»

The term «there» is very widely used and occupies the 278 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of there
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «there».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THERE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «there» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «there» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about there

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10 QUOTES WITH «THERE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word there.
1
George Matthew Adams
The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.
2
Rahman Baba
There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.
3
Janine Benyus
There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.
4
Henry George Bohn
Few there are that will endure a true friend.
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Frank Bruno
Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine, but it is not easy. It is my toughest fight ever.
6
Paul Castellano
There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law, I don't care how many Bibles you put your hand on.
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Vint Cerf
There is an underlying, fundamental reliance on the Internet, which continues to grow in the number of users, country penetration and both fixed and wireless broadband access.
8
Guy Clark
There aren't any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So you're just kind of brought up to feel-in any field, if you say you can do it, do it. there it is.
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Jimmy Cliff
If you go out to Hollywood you'll find a lot of fantastic plastic people there in the business and a lot of people in life generally. They find it so hard to be themselves that they have to be plastic.
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Jim Cramer
I think that there are changes that have occurred in technology that make is that more people can have the same level of information that I have. My advantage is that I'm very good at interpreting the information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THERE»

Discover the use of there in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to there and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Book Was There: Reading in Electronic Times
Contending that our experience of reading belies naive generalizations about the future of books, Book Was There is an elegantly argued and thoroughly up-to-date tribute to the endurance of books in our ever-evolving digital world.
Andrew Piper, 2012
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Being There
It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon.
Jerzy Kosinski, 2007
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In ...
Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2009
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There
A young girl asks questions about growing up as she walks over rolling hills, climbs a ladder up to the stars, and meets a dragon.
‎2009
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends.
Judy Blume, 2012
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than ...
Provocative, challenging, and delightfully readable, this is a game-changing look at the most basic underpinning of existence and a powerful antidote to outmoded philosophical, religious, and scientific thinking.
Lawrence M. Krauss, 2012
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Neither Here Nor There
As he makes his way round this incredibly varied continent, he retraces his travels as a student twenty years before with caustic hilarity. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bill Bryson, 2012
8
Is There a God?
Is There a God? offers a powerful response to modern doubts about the existence of God.
Richard Swinburne, 1996
9
I Wish I'd Been There
With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Byron Hollinshead, 2007
10
What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people ...
As this book explains, people often do well in spite of certain habits rather than because of them - and need a "to stop" list rather than one listing what "to do".Marshall Goldsmith's expertise is in helping global leaders overcome their ...
Marshall Goldsmith, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term there is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is There a Better Way to Talk About Wine?
When the wine critic James Suckling described a Château Haut-Brion in the pages of Wine Spectator in 1992, he needed just a single phrase to sum up the ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Is There Such a Thing as 'Ethical Cheating'?
There is a growing movement of people who are able to be honest with their ... to meet (there are dozens of different options, including “pangender,” “two-spirit,” ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
There have been 204 mass shootings — and 204 days — in 2015 …
The headlines all start to sound the same after awhile. Seven people shot inside Louisville nightclub. Four men shot in Suffolk early Sunday morning. Two dead ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Are There Literary Uses for Boredom?
To be bored is, for a spell, to not let the noise out there get in. Photo. Rivka Galchen Credit Illustration by R. Kikuo Johnson. Harry is a dirty dog. Or is he? «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Opinionator | The Error in 'There's Nothing More We Can Do'
These words are often spoken by a physician just before transitioning a patient to hospice and palliative care and are regrettably uttered only days, if not hours, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Want to help Greece? Go there on holiday
There is: visit Greece. The weather is just as stunning as it ever was this time of year; the archaeological sites just as interesting; the beaches just as magical; the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
There will be blood
But if prices do not rise there will be a reckoning, with more firms defaulting, being bought or selling their assets. That would lead to short-term losses among ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
8
And then there were five
THERE are, broadly speaking, four ways to fight cancer. You can cut a tumour out, with surgery. Or you can try one of three different ways of killing it. «The Economist, Jun 15»
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OPEC's Problem: There Is No Minister of Shale
There is no minister of shale. The U.S. oil industry wasn't always a paragon of free-market competition. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil monopolized refining ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
10
Confessions of a humanitarian: 'There are days I'd sacrifice world …
Did you know there is a direct correlation between the depth of compassion you display for the suffering, and the size of the showerhead you washed under that ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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