Definition of there there in English English dictionary
- barely there
- sheer, see through
- barely there
- having almost no observable substance, undetectable to the senses or nearly so
- be there for
- to be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty
She knows that I'll always be there for her.
- be there or be square
- Used to encourage someone to go somewhere
There's a huge party on Saturday night; be there or be square.
- been there, done that
- an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
Paragliding? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
- been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
- Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion
- been there, done that, got the T-shirt
- Same as been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
- cross that bridge when one gets there
- Alternative form of cross that bridge when one comes to it
- don't go there
- Don't start talking about that
My sista was all talkin' 'bout her new buff boyfriend, and I was like, Don't go there, sista!.
- get out of there
- An alarmed notification of danger within a place
- get out of there
- To leave or exit that place
I don't trust you with those loony frat boys. You should get out of there.
- get out of there
- A demand that one cease taking or meddling with certain belongings
- get there
- Arrive at a destination
What time are we going to get there?.
- get there
- succeed
He's having trouble completing the Sudoku, but he'll get there eventually.
- go there
- To discuss a specified subject
- here and there
- in one place and another
Here and there the brilliant rays penetrated to earth, but for the most part they only served to accentuate the Stygian blackness of the jungle's depths.
- here and there
- from time to time
- ho there
- Shortening of hello there
Hey there, hi there, ho there! You're as welcome as can be! M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!.
- in unity there is strength
- More can be accomplished by a team with a common goal, than individuals
- is there a smaller size
- Indicates that the speaker needs a smaller size (of clothes or shoes)
- neither here nor there
- Not important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent
The fact that pledges willingly submit themselves to hazing is neither here nor there and any organization that engages in hazing will lose its charter.
- not all there
- mentally incompetent; of low intelligence; absentminded
- not that there's anything wrong with that
- A signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs
- out there
- crazy; nutty; loony
I like the ideas Melissa came up with but Brad's ideas were just out there.
- over there
- in that place
- put it there
-
- so there
- A defiant expression used to finish a poorly-made argument
Well, well, I'll break your vase in return, so there.
- there
- To or into that place; thither
Note: There is much used in composition, and often has the sense of a pronoun. See thereabout, thereafter, therefrom, etc.
- there
- Used with other verbs, when raised
There are beginning to be complications.
- there
- That place
- there
- Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied
No, there isn't.
- there
- In existence or in this world; see 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.
- there
- In or at that place or location
Darkness there might well seem twilight here.
- there
- That status; that position
You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
- there
- Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence
There arose a great wind out of the east.
- there
- In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech
The law that threaten’d death becomes thy friend / And turns it to exile; there art thou happy.
- there
- Where, there where, in which place
Spend their good there it is reasonable.
- there
- Used to offer encouragement or sympathy
There, there! Everything is going to turn out all right.
- there
- Used to express victory or completion
There! That knot should hold.
- there and back
- One or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative
You don't need to tell me about depression. I've been there and back.
- there are
- Third person plural present tense indicative of there be
There are three zeros in a “1000”.
- there are two sides to every question
- One should not make a judgement until one hears the other side
- there being
- Present participle of there be
- there but for the grace of God go I
- Man's fate is in God's hands
- there but for the grace of God go I
- A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine
- there but for the grace of God go I
- More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands
- there has been
- Past participle of there be
- there have been
- Past participle of there be
- there is
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract in a particular place
There is a flaw in your argument.
- there is an exception to every rule
- Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable
- there is nothing new under the sun
- There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past
- there isn't any easy way to say this
- Used to introduce bad news
- there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace
- Even if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy
- there oughta be a law
- Eye dialect spelling of there ought to be a law
- there oughtta be a law
- Eye dialect spelling of there ought to be a law
- there she blows
- The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing
On the lee-beam, about two miles off! a school of them!.
- there was
- Simple past singular of there be
- there we go
- We have performed an action successfully
This key doesn't seem to fit the lock... ah, there we go; it's starting to turn now.
- there were
- Simple past plural of there be
- there ya go
- Expressing exasperation
There ya go, yelling again. Will you shut up?.
- there ya go
-
- there ya go
- You have done it precisely correctly
- there you are
- said when handing something over; here you are
- there you are
- said to indicate that one has finished talking, finality, or fatalism, particularly of unfortunate or unpleasant news
Right, the committee has considered your request and denied it, so there you are.
- there you go
- You have done it, or are doing it, correctly
- there you go
- Expressing exasperation
There you go, yelling again. Will you shut up?.
- there you go
- here you are
- there you have it
- That is it; that is the situation or state of things
- there you have it
- Used to introduce a speaker's interpretation of what has just transpired or been described
- there'll
- Shortened form of there will
There'll be hell to pay if you don't.
- there're
- Contraction of there are
I say there’re no depressed words just depressed minds.”.
- there's
- Contraction of there has
There’s been an accident!.
- there's
- Contraction of there are. See there're
- there's
- Contraction of there is
- there's a grain of truth in every joke
- Every time when any person is kidding, he or she is actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately
- there's a sucker born every minute
- There are a great number of fools in the world, and there always be
- there's been an accident
- Indicates that an accident has occurred
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- A problem generally has more than one solution
- there's more where that came from
- A greater number of similar things can be provided in the future
Thank you for donating all of these blankets to the orphanage. ― There's more where that came from!.
- there's no I in team
- Teamwork should focus on the needs of the team, not on the individual
- there's no accounting for taste
- Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved
- there's no accounting for taste
- When it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions
- there's no fool like an old fool
- Age does not bring wisdom
- there's no such thing as a free lunch
- Nothing is free; everything has a price
- there's no time like the present
- Now (i.e., the present time) is an appropriate time to take a particular action
- there's nowt so queer as folk
- Nothing is as strange, as odd as people can be
- there, there
- Conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying
There, there. Even though you broke up with her, you'll be fine.
- up there
- In a position of prominence or importance
- where there is a will
- If someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found to make it happen
- where there's smoke, there's fire
- If there is telltale evidence of some event, the event is probably occurring
- wherever you go, there you are
- An admonition that one cannot run from one's problems indefinitely
- you had to be there
- Used to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present
What he did was so hilarious, the way he was dancing... well, you had to be there.
- there
- You use there in expressions such as `there he was' or `there we were' to sum up part of a story or to slow a story down for dramatic effect. So there we were with Amy and she was driving us crazy
- there
- You use there when speaking on the telephone to ask if someone is available to speak to you. Hello, is Gordon there please?
- there
- there Pronounced WEAK or STRONG for meanings
- there
- If something happens there and then or then and there, it happens immediately. Many felt that he should have resigned there and then
- there
- You use there to refer to a point that someone has made in a conversation. I think you're right there John
- there
- If something is there, it exists or is available. The group of old buildings on the corner by the main road is still there today The book is there for people to read and make up their own mind
- there
- formulae You say `there you are' or `there you go' when you are offering something to someone. Nora picked up the boy, and gave him a biscuit. `There you are, Lennie, you take the nice biscuit.'
- there
- in that location, in a specific place
- there
- You use there in front of certain verbs when you are saying that something exists, develops, or can be seen. Whether the verb is singular or plural depends on the noun which follows the verb. There remains considerable doubt over when the intended high-speed rail link will be complete There appeared no imminent danger
- there
- You can use there in expressions such as there you go or there we are when accepting that an unsatisfactory situation cannot be changed. I'm the oldest and, according to all the books, should be the achiever, but there you go
- there
- You use there again to introduce an extra piece of information which either contradicts what has been said or gives an alternative to it. At 18 stone, I can't run around the way I used to. There again, some people say I never did
- there
- You use there to indicate that something has reached a point or level which is completely successful. We had hoped to fill the back page with extra news; we're not quite there yet Life has not yet returned to normal but we are getting there
- there
- and 2., and STRONG for meanings
- there
- You use there to indicate a place that you are pointing to or looking at, in order to draw someone's attention to it. There it is, on the corner over there There she is on the left up there The toilets are over there, dear
- there
- emphasis You can use there in expressions such as there you go and there we are when emphasizing that something proves that you were right. You see? There you go. That's why I didn't mention it earlier. I knew you'd take it the wrong way
- there
- You can add `so there' to what you are saying to show that you will not change your mind about a decision you have made, even though the person you are talking to disagrees with you. I think that's sweet, so there
- there
- There is used as the subject of the verb `be' to say that something exists or does not exist, or to draw attention to it. There are roadworks between Camblesforth and Carlton Are there some countries that have been able to tackle these problems successfully? There were differences of opinion, he added, on very basic issues
- there
- Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past. `There you go again, upsetting the child!' said Shirley
- there
- in that matter; "I agree with you there"
- there
- There is used after `hello' or `hi' when you are greeting someone. Oh, hi there. You must be Sidney
- there
- If someone is there for you, they help and support you, especially when you have problems. Despite what happened in the past I want her to know I am there for her
- there
- You use there to refer to a place which has already been mentioned. The next day we drove the 33 miles to Siena for the Palio `Come on over, if you want.' --- `How do I get there?' It's one hell of a train trip, about five days there and back
- there's
- there exists, there lives; it is located there
- there
- in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there"
- there
- to 20
- there
- pron. word used to begin a sentence stating whether or not something exists (i.e. There is food); that place, that location
- there
- to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!"
- there
- You use there to refer to a stage that has been reached in an activity or process. We are making further investigations and will take the matter from there
- there
- regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech
- there
- {ü} it's not so bad; a-ha! (used to express surprise, satisfaction, or relief)
- there
- a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there" in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man [who is] there" to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!" in that matter; "I agree with you there
- there
- in that matter; "I agree with you there
- there
- at that point, stage, etc
- there
- In or at that place
- there
- a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"
- there
- You say `there there' to someone who is very upset, especially a small child, in order to comfort them. `There, there,' said Mum. `You've been having a really bad dream.'
- out-there
- Someone or something that is out-there is very extreme or unusual. various artists with out-there names like Furry Green Lamppost. = way-out
- there
- In that matter, relation, etc
- there
- {a} in that place, at that time, once
- been there done that
- An assertion that the speaker has already experienced the topic under discussion. Carries that implication that the topic isn't worth further investigation. Origin: Originally, in the late 1980s, a hip use of language: now becoming less so. Later 'got the t-shirt' was sometimes added for extra emphasis
- when there is a will there is away
- (Atasözü) This means that when you are determined or enthusiastic about something, there will be a way to fulfil or complete the task. For example if you have a difficult maths equation and you cant see a way of finding the answer you could give up, but if you are determined to find the answer you will find a method to find the answer
- where there is a will there is away
- (Atasözü) This means that when you are determined or enthusiastic about something, there will be a way to fulfil or complete the task. For example if you have a difficult maths equation and you cant see a way of finding the answer you could give up, but if you are determined to find the answer you will find a method to find the answer
- While there's life, there's hope
- never give up; do not give up too quickly
- there, there!
- it's ok!, it's not so bad!
- where there is a will there is a way
- nothing stands in the path of one's own will-power
- where there is a will there's a way
- when something is desired it can be achieved
- where there is smoke there is fire
- if it looks or seems like something is wrong then probably something is wrong, the very presence of a rumor indicates that something is in the process of being developed
- where there's a will there's a way
- when something is desired it can be achieved, if someone wants to do something he/she will find a way to do it
- where there's life there's hope
- there is always hope, there is always a promising future
