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
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.
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.
Words nearby there
Definition for there (2 of 3)
-there
a combining form meaning “wild animal, beast,” used in the formation of compound words, usually denoting extinct mammals, as adaptions of zoological taxa ending in -therium or -theria: baluchithere.
Definition for there (3 of 3)
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.
usage note for there's
See
contraction.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH there's
theirs there'sBritish Dictionary definitions for there
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
Idioms and Phrases with there
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