thereadv詞源 1/ðə(ɹ)/

• 1

  locationIn 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!
• 2

  locationIn 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).

  • He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
  • They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
• 3

  locationIn 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).

  • You know that I will always be there for you.
• 4

  locationIn 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 that aliens are there, somewhere.
• 5

  informallocationIn 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).

  • If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!
• 6

  informallocationIn 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).

  • Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.
• 7

  dialectallocationIn 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).

  • Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens.
• 8

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

thereintj詞源 1/ðə(ɹ)/

• 1

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

  • There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
• 2

  Used to express victory or completion.

  • There! That knot should hold.

therenoun詞源 1/ðə(ɹ)/

• 1

  That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).

  • We need someone to take us from here to there.
  • anyway what was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write about it if I like or anything if I like but not there, there is no there there.
• 2

  That situation; that position.

  • You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.

therepron詞源 1/ðə(ɹ)/

• 1

  Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.

  • There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]
  • There is no way to do it. [=No way to do it exists.]
• 2

  Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

  • If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
  • There remain several problems with this approach. [=Several problems remain with this approach.]
• 3

  Used with other verbs, when raised.

  • There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]
  • I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]
• 4

  That.

  • therefor, thereat, thereunder
• 5

  Appended to words of greeting etc.

  • Hi there, young fellow.
  • Oh, hello there, Bob, how are you doing?

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• they’re
• their