thereadverb
uk/ðeər/us/ðer/there adverb (PLACE)
A1 (to, at, or in) that place:
Put the chair there.
The museum is closed today. We'll go there tomorrow.
There's that book you were looking for.
I'll have to stop you there - we've run out of time.
I left the boxes over/out/under there.
get there
A1 to arrive somewhere:
We'll never get there in time.
B2 informal to succeed:
Try again - you'll get there in the end.
More examples
- Don't stand out there in the cold, come in here and get warm.
- I'm not quite sure how to get there - I'd better consult a map.
- The countryside around there is lovely.
- I like the house but I don't imagine I'll live there forever.
- I peeked out the window to see who was there.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In & at
- at
- depth
- en-
- endogenous
- from within idiom
- in the depth(s) of somewhere idiom
- in-house
- indoor
- indoors
- inner
- inner circle
- innermost
- inside
- interior
- intra-
- inward
- midst
- therein
- track
- wherein
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Arriving, entering and invading
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
there adverb (INTRODUCING SUBJECT)
A1 used to introduce the subject of a sentence, especially before the verbs be, seem, and appear:
There's someone on the phone for you.
There's no doubt who is the best candidate.
I took out my wallet but there was no money in it.
By the time I got back, there was no food left.
There appeared/seemed to be a problem with finding a date for the meeting.
not standard There's (= there are) lives at stake and we can't afford to take any risks.
literary used to begin some children's stories written in a traditional style:
There once was/lived a poor widow who had a beautiful daughter.
More examples
- Curiously, there didn't seem to be a bank in the town.
- Is there a direct train to Edinburgh?
- There were loads of people waiting outside the post office.
- There are twice as many houses in this area as there used to be.
- There is a small building adjacent to the house that could be used as an office or studio.
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Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
- and/or 2
- anyways
- concatenate
- conjunctive
- connective
- consequently
- ergo
- hereby
- I mean idiom
- less
- mean
- moreover
- never
- now
- so
- sure enough idiom
- the thing is idiom
- thing
- what
- with that idiom
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Idiom(s)
be there for sb
there you go again
there and back
there you go
there's a good boy/girl/dog!
thereexclamation
uk/ðeər/us/ðer/used to express sympathy or satisfaction:
There, I've finally got it working.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sympathy & compassion
- a good listener idiom
- a shoulder to cry on idiom
- aw
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- better luck next time idiom
- feel for sb
- fellow feeling
- go out to sb
- hard luck! idiom
- hard/tough cheese! idiom
- pity
- poor
- relate
- relate to sb
- sad
- sensitive
- sensitivity
- shoulder
- solace
- understanding
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Idiom(s)
there, there