there
there
ðɛr
dher
/ðɛə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "there"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻ“āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

at a place that is not where the speaker is
there definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Stand there by the door, please.
āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ, āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻ“āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

toward a location away from the speaker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ran there as fast as she could.
āϏ⧇ āϝāϤ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.2

āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used when finding or noticing something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There you are! I've been calling you.
āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻ›! āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
1.3

āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻ“āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used when pointing to a visible spot, often with a physical gesture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pain is there in my lower back.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϠ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–

used to mark a pause or precise moment in speech or action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Right there, the music changes key.
āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧇āχāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇

regarding a specific issue or matter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There, we have common ground.
āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used to confirm availability or accessibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tools are there when you need them.
āϟ⧁āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

capable of being relied on for support or aid
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
My best friend is always there when I need advice.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ.
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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇!, āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇!

used to emphasize a result, often with satisfaction or annoyance
there definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There! I knew you'd forget your keys!
āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ ! āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻŽ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇!
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āφāϛ⧇, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used to state that something exists or is present
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There are many options to choose from.
āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻ“āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used as a narrative opener in fairy tales or folklore
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was once a village hidden in the mountains.
āĻāĻ•āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϰ⧇, āύāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ

used to address someone, replacing their name
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Well, there, what do you think?
āφāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰ?
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āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻ“āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

a specific location away from the speaker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pointed to there on the map where the river bends.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύāϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āχāĻļāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ• āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϧāĻžāĻĒ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁

a specific stage in a sequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
From there onward, the rules change.
āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ onward, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ.
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āϏ⧇āχ... āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻāχ... āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇

used between a demonstrative and noun for added focus
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hand me that there wrench real quick.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āϰ⧇āĻžā§āϚāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ

used to describe someone as fully aware or rational
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After his nap, he seemed more there during the meeting.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϘ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ