that is

1. Also, that is to say. To explain more clearly, in other words, as in It's on the first floor, that is, at street level, or We're coming next month, that is to say, in November. [Early 1600s] Also see under that's.

Example Sentences

That is, until the start of the second half Friday, when USC’s ferocious defensive effort hit a wall.

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"In a world that is geopolitically messy," he said, such aggression "can come from anywhere."

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That is, he added, if they know the credit.

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That is, an initial spurt tends to be followed by a more moderate pace before widespread adoption.

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“But we also have to think about the complex moral decisions and the rationales as to why students go into these careers, and how that is informed by their racial and class backgrounds.”

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Related Words

• especially 
• i.e. 
• particularly 
• specially 
• specifically