there

adv

Etymology: From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

1. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.”

   “I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!”

2. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “He did not stop there, but continued his speech.”

   “They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.”

3. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “You know that I will always be there for you.”

4. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “I know that aliens are there, somewhere.”

5. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!”

6. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.”

7. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens.”

8. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

   “I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there.”

9. To or into a place or location; thither.

   “I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there?”

   “A knight there was, and that a worthy man / […]”

10. To or into a place or location; thither.

    “He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there.”

11. In that matter, relation, etc..

    “You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there.”

12. Where, there where, in which place.
13. In this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.

    “These firms do not want the truth to get out and are financing these flights in the hope of dazzling the public. Yet the record of the gas engine is there for all to see.”

contraction

1. Misspelling of they’re.

det

1. Misspelling of their.

intj

Etymology: From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

1. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.

   “There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.”

2. Used to express victory or completion.

   “There! That knot should hold.”

noun

Etymology: From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

1. That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).

   “We need someone to take us from here to there.”

   “anyway what was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write about it if I like or anything if I like but not there, there is no there there.”

2. That situation; that position.

   “You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.”

pron

Etymology: From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r. Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

1. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.

   “There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]”

   “There is no way to do it. [=No way to do it exists.]”

2. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

   “If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.”

   “There remain several problems with this approach. [=Several problems remain with this approach.]”

3. Used with other verbs, when raised.

   “There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]”

   “I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]”

4. That.

   “therefor, thereat, thereunder”

5. Appended to words of greeting etc.

   “Hi there, young fellow.”

   “Oh, hello there, Bob, how are you doing?”