Phonetic Breakdown of "there"
Learn how to break down "there" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ðeː(ɹ)/
/ðɛə(ɹ)/
/ðɛəɹ/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
DH EH1 R
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Definition of "there"
Pronunciation: /ðeː(ɹ)/
Noun
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That place.
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That status; that position.Example: "You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there."
Adverb
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(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
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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."
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(location) To or into that place; thither.
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Where, there where, in which place.
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In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
Pronoun
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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?]"
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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."
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Used with other verbs, when raised.Example: "I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]"
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(in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.Example: "therefor, thereat, thereunder"
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Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewellsExample: "Hi there, young fellow."
Interjection
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Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.Example: "There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right."
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Used to express victory or completion.Example: "There! That knot should hold."
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