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Meaning of there
noun
- That place.
- That status; that position. Example: You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
adverb
- (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
- In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place. Example: He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
- (location) To or into that place; thither.
- Where, there where, in which place.
- In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
pronoun
- Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied. Example: Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]
- Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence. Example: If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
- Used with other verbs, when raised. Example: I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]
- (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That. Example: therefor, thereat, thereunder
- Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells Example: Hi there, young fellow.
interjection
- Used to offer encouragement or sympathy. Example: There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
- Used to express victory or completion. Example: There! That knot should hold.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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