Meaning

13 senses

  1. (not comparable)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).

    I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.

    I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!

    to or toward that place; away from the speaker

  2. 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).

    (figuratively, not comparable)At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.

    He did not stop there, but continued his speech.

    They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.

  3. (not comparable)In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.

    You know that I will always be there for you.

  4. (not comparable)In existence in some place.

    I know that aliens are there, somewhere.

    da

    естьjestʹ, име́етсяiméjetsja, име́ютсяiméjutsja

    in or at that place or location

  5. (informal, not comparable)In its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted.

    If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!

  6. (informal, not comparable)After the name of a person perceived as located ‘away’ from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.

    Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.

  7. (dialectal, not comparable)After certain determiners, especially ‘them’, ‘that’ and ‘those’, used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also them there.

    Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens.

  8. (informal, not comparable)In a notional place or situation of mental soundness and competence; see also all there.

    I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there.

  9. (not comparable)To or into a place or location; thither.

    I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there?

    1769, King James Bible, Oxford Standard text, Job, 28, vii, There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

  10. To or into a place or location; thither.

    (not comparable)Into an undesirable topic or subject matter; see also go there.

    He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there.

  11. (figuratively, not comparable)In that matter, relation, etc..

    You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there.

    in that matter; in that respect; on that point

  12. (not comparable)In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.

Examples

46481 sentences

  1. What time did you arrive there?

    О котрій годині ти туди приїхав?

    ruВо сколько ты туда приехал?

    deWann sind Sie dort angekommen?

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  2. What did you go there for?

    Чому ви туди ходили?

    ruЗачем ты туда пошёл?

    deAus welchem Grund warst du dort?

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  3. Please explain how to get there.

    Будьте ласкаві, поясніть, як туди добратися.

    ruОбъясните, пожалуйста, как туда добраться.

    deBitte erklären Sie, wie man dorthin gelangt.

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  4. Is there a toilet near here?

    Тут є туалет неподалік?

    ruЗдесь поблизости есть туалет?

    deGibt es eine Toilette in der Nähe?

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  5. The girl standing there is Mary.

    Дівчина, що стоїть там, — це Мері.

    deDas Mädchen, das dort steht, ist Mary.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in or at that place (position):
to or into that place; thither (movement):
Русский
By meaning 3
in or at that place (position):
to or into that place; thither (movement):
in existence (expletive, as in "there be" but with other verbs):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in or at that place (position):
to or into that place; thither (movement):

Origin

From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“ther

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.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
at or in a place:over thereaway thereyonder
to or into that place:thither
Close in meaning
  • to or toward that place; away from the speaker:thither

Antonyms

1 antonyms
here

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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