these
Meaning
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plural of this
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ðiːz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.
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- The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
- (colloquial) The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
- (informal) A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".
- Designates the current or next instance.
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