- pronunciation:
- theIr
- parts of speech:
- adverb, pronoun, interjection
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
"There" means "in that place" or "to that place." If you say "I live there," for example, you mean that you live in that place.
Karina knows a lot about India because she lived there for two years.Shawn's mom put the roses in a blue vase by the window. They look pretty there. |
| definition 2: |
If someone says you are "wrong there," it means that you are wrong about that thing.
You are right about most things, but you are really wrong there.There is where you are confused. Let me explain that point again. |
| definition 3: |
We use "there" to call attention to the location or arrival of something or someone.
There it is, on the top shelf.There they are! They're in that blue car. |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition 1: |
We often use the word "there" in sentences that say that something happens or exists.
There was a big snow storm last night, so we don't have school today.There is a big spider on the wall!There are three girls in my class named Katie. |
| definition 2: |
"There" sometimes means "that place." If someone sleeps "in there," it means that they sleep in that area or place.
Jordan put his hamster in his pocket, but it didn't want to stay in there.We wanted to explore in the basement, but it was so dark in there, we got scared. |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
"There" is used to bring strong attention to the next thing we are going to say. We often use "there" in this way when we want to prove that we were right about something or we just want to introduce a fact in a strong way.
There! I told you this would happen.There! We're all finished. It only took us twenty minutes. |
The words
there and
their, and the contraction
they're ("they are"), all sound alike but have different meanings.