those

[ thohz ]
/ ðoʊz /
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pronoun, adjective

plural of that.

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Origin of those

1300–50; Middle English those, thoos, thas(e), variant of tho (Middle English, Old English thā), plural of that, by association with Middle English thees, thas(e) (Old English thās), plural of this

Words nearby those

Thorpe, Thorpe, Jim, Thorshavn, thortveitite, Thorvaldsen, those, Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, thot, Thoth, Thotmes I, Thotmes II
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Words related to those

these

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British Dictionary definitions for those

those
/ (ðəʊz) /

determiner

the form of that used before a plural noun

Word Origin for those

Old English thās, plural of this
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Idioms and Phrases with those

those

see just one of those things; one of those days.

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