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pronoun
- (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, state, event, time, remark, etc., as present, near, just mentioned or pointed out, supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis):
This is my coat.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., referring to the one nearer in place, time, or thought; opposed to that ):
This is Liza and that is Amy.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., implying a contrast or contradistinction; opposed to that ):
I'd take that instead of this.
- what is about to follow:
Now hear this!
Watch this!
adjective
- (used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as present, near, just indicated or mentioned, or as well-known or characteristic):
These people are my friends.
This problem has worried me for a long time.
- (used to indicate the nearer in time, place, or thought of two persons, things, etc.; opposed to that. )
- (used to imply mere contradistinction; opposed to that. )
- (used in place of an indefinite article for emphasis):
I was walking down the street when I heard this explosion.
adverb
- (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated:
this far;
this softly.
this
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determiner
- used preceding a noun referring to something or someone that is closer: distinct from that
this dress is cheaper than that one
look at this picture
- ( as pronoun )
take this
this is Mary and that is her boyfriend
- used preceding a noun that has just been mentioned or is understood
this plan of yours won't work
- ( as pronoun )
I first saw this on Sunday
- used to refer to something about to be said, read, etc
consider this argument
- ( as pronoun )
listen to this
- the present or immediate
this time you'll know better
- ( as pronoun )
before this, I was mistaken
- informal.
I saw this big brown bear
- this and thatvarious unspecified and trivial actions, matters, objects, etc
- this here not_standard.
- with this or at thisafter this; thereupon
adverb
- used with adjectives and adverbs to specify a precise degree that is about to be mentioned
go just this fast and you'll be safe
Word History and Origins
Origin of this1
Word History and Origins
Origin of this1
Idioms and Phrases
- with this, following this; hereupon:
With this, he threw down his glass and left the table.
More idioms and phrases containing this
- at this point
- at this rate
- at this stage
- from this day forward
- in this day and age
- out of this world
- shuffle off (this mortal coil)
Example Sentences
But the two presenting together, as they did here at the 2008 Emmy Awards, is an out-of-this-world combination.
But on the relative plane, Zen is this-worldly and does not deny ethics, or ontology for that matter.
The bogus cry of this-raises-serious-concerns was soon heard throughout the land.
If he thinks that he can get a deal he likes, I'd expect to see a c'mon-guys-we-can-do-this conciliatory exhortation.
True, it can be fun to know that this-or-that athlete is Jewish.
Rodney is thoroughly and comfortably this-worldly; Michael is—other-worldly!
What has made thy heart so sore as to come and cry a-this-ons?
For marriage is like life in this-that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses.
Waal, we're ergwine ter nail up thet door ternight an' quit this-hyar place.
"I reckon Newty's got a license ter dwell in this-hyar house," she belligerently asserted.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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