Word: there Part of Speech: adv 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”). Pronunciation: /ðə(ɹ)/, /ðɛə(ɹ)/, /ðɛː(ɹ)/, /ðɜː(ɹ)/, /ðɛː/ 1. 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). Labels: not-comparable Example: I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there. Example: I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there! 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). Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: He did not stop there, but continued his speech. Example: They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there. 3. 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). Labels: not-comparable Example: You know that I will always be there for you. 4. 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). Labels: not-comparable Example: I know that aliens are there, somewhere. 5. 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). Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there! 6. 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). Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Jim there has been with the company for twenty years. 7. 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). Labels: dialectal, not-comparable Example: Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens. 8. 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). Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there. 9. To or into a place or location; thither. Labels: not-comparable Example: I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there? Example: A knight there was, and that a worthy man / […] 10. To or into a place or location; thither. Labels: not-comparable Example: He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there. 11. In that matter, relation, etc.. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there. 12. Where, there where, in which place. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete 13. In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below. Labels: not-comparable Example: These firms do not want the truth to get out and are financing these flights in the hope of dazzling the public. Yet the record of the gas engine is there for all to see.