There Definition

thâr

adverb

At or in that place.

Webster's New World

Toward, to, or into that place; thither.

Go there.

Webster's New World

At that point in action, speech, discussion, etc.; then.

There I paused.

Webster's New World

In that matter, respect, etc.; as to that.

There you are wrong.

Webster's New World

At the moment; right now.

There goes the whistle.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
thither
in that respect
on that point
in that location
at that place

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
here

pronoun

Used to introduce a clause or sentence.

There are numerous items. There must be another exit.

American Heritage

Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address.

Hello there.

American Heritage

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.]

Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]

No, there isn't. [=No, one doesn't exist.]

Wiktionary

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.]

Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. [=There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.]

There arose a great wind out of the east. [=There was now a great wind, arising in the east.]

Wiktionary

(in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.

Therefor, thereat, thereunder.

Wiktionary

adjective

Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun that or those, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective that or those .

That person there ought to know the directions to town.

American Heritage

Used for emphasis between a demonstrative adjective meaning “that” or “those” and a noun.

American Heritage

noun

That place or point.

We left there at six.

Webster's New World

That status; that position.

You get it ready; I'll take it from there.

Wiktionary

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
here

interjection

Used to express defiance, dismay, satisfaction, etc.

There, I've done it anyway!

Webster's New World

Used to express sympathy, concern, etc. when repeated.

There, there! everything will be OK.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of There

Noun

Singular:

there

Plural:

theres

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to There

be there for (someone)
out there
not all there
there you are
there you go
there you go again

Origin of There

From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place"), from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there"), from Proto-Indo-European *tar- (“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"), Swedish där (“there"), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there").

From Wiktionary
Middle English ther from Old English thǣr, thēr to- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition