there

[ th air; unstressed th er ]

/ ðɛər; unstressed ðər /

adverb

in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.

at that point in an action, speech, etc.: He stopped there for applause.

in that matter, particular, or respect: His anger was justified there.

into or to that place; thither: We went there last year.

(used by way of calling attention to something or someone): There they go.

in or at that place where you are: Well, hi there.

pronoun

(used to introduce a sentence or clause in which the verb comes before its subject or has no complement): There is no hope.

that place: He comes from there, too.

that point.

noun

that state or condition: I'll introduce you to her, but you're on your own from there on.

adjective

(used for emphasis, especially after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): Ask that man there.

interjection

(used to express satisfaction, relief, encouragement, approval, consolation, etc.): There! It's done.

Words nearby there

therapsid, therapy, theravada, theravadin, therblig, there, there are plenty of fish in the sea, there but for the grace of god go i, there is no joy in mudville, there was a little girl / who had a little curl, there's

Idioms for there

been there, done that, Informal. (used to say that you have experienced or are familiar with something and now think it is boring or of little worth): A big house in the suburbs? Been there, done that.

Origin of there

before 900; Middle English (adv.), Old English thǣr thēr, cognate with Dutch daar, Old High German dār; akin to Gothic, Old Norse thar; cf. that

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH there

their there they're

usage note for there

7. The verb following there is singular or plural according to the number of the subject that follows the verb: There is a message for you. There are patients in the waiting room. With compound subjects in which all the coordinate words are singular, a singular verb often occurs, although the plural may also be used: There was (or were ) a horse and a cow in the pasture. When a compound subject contains both singular and plural words, the verb usually agrees with the subject closest to the verb, although a plural verb sometimes occurs regardless, especially if the compound has more than two elements: There were staff meetings and a press conference daily. There was (or were ) a glass, two plates, two cups, and a teapot on the shelf.
11. It is nonstandard usage to place there between a demonstrative adjective and the noun it modifies: that there car. The same is true of here : these here nails. Placed after the noun, both there and here are entirely standard: that car there; these nails here.

Definition for theres (2 of 2)

there's

[ th airz ]

/ ðɛərz /

contraction of there is: There's the hotel we were looking for.

contraction of there has: There's been entirely too much said on the subject.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH there's

theirs there's

usage note for there's

See contraction.

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Examples from the Web for theres

Joe, I dont know that theres the slightest hope of saving the mare, but Id like to bring her home and try.
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Theres twenty-six of them, which makes one for you, and one for us, and two dozen for the market.
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The nurse, cried Madame Ernests little girl; she says theres a spectre in our house, and that shes seen it in the garden.
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I was just going to say theres not many as well fixed as you are, captain.
Cursed|George Allan England

Theres the medicine mens hut, whispered Jerry to Jim as they came closer to the temple, and saw near it, a smaller cabin.
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British Dictionary definitions for theres

there

/ (ðɛə) /

adverb

in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respectwe never go there; I'm afraid I disagree with you there

pronoun

used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complementthere is a girl in that office; there doesn't seem to be any water left

adjective

(postpositive) who or which is in that place or positionthat boy there did it

all there (predicative) having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence

so there an exclamation that usually follows a declaration of refusal or defianceyou can't have any more, so there!

there and then or then and there on the spot; immediately; instantly

there it is that is the state of affairs

there you are

an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired
an exclamation of triumphthere you are, I knew that would happen!

noun

that placenear there; from there

interjection

an expression of sympathy, as in consoling a child

Word Origin for there

Old English thǣr; related to Old Frisian thēr, Old Saxon, Old High German thār, Old Norse, Gothic thar

usage for there

In correct usage, the verb should agree with the number of the subject in such constructions as there is a man waiting and there are several people waiting. However, where the subject is compound, it is common in speech to use the singular as in there's a police car and an ambulance outside

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Idioms and Phrases with theres

there

In addition to the idioms beginning with there

there but for the grace of God go I

also see:

all there
get there
hang in (there)
here and there
here, there, and everywhere
in there pitching
neither here nor there
no smoke without (where there's smoke there's) fire
nothing to it (there's)
somebody up there loves me
take it from here (there)
then and there
where there's a will
while there's life there's hope