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this
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pronoun
- (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, state, event, time, remark, etc., as present, near, just mentioned or pointed out, supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis):
This is my coat.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., referring to the one nearer in place, time, or thought; opposed to that ):
This is Liza and that is Amy.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., implying a contrast or contradistinction; opposed to that ):
I'd take that instead of this.
- what is about to follow:
Now hear this!
Watch this!
adjective
- (used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as present, near, just indicated or mentioned, or as well-known or characteristic):
These people are my friends.
This problem has worried me for a long time.
- (used to indicate the nearer in time, place, or thought of two persons, things, etc.; opposed to that. )
- (used to imply mere contradistinction; opposed to that. )
- (used in place of an indefinite article for emphasis):
I was walking down the street when I heard this explosion.
adverb
- (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated:
this far;
this softly.
this
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determiner
- used preceding a noun referring to something or someone that is closer: distinct from that
this dress is cheaper than that one
look at this picture
- ( as pronoun )
take this
this is Mary and that is her boyfriend
- used preceding a noun that has just been mentioned or is understood
this plan of yours won't work
- ( as pronoun )
I first saw this on Sunday
- used to refer to something about to be said, read, etc
consider this argument
- ( as pronoun )
listen to this
- the present or immediate
this time you'll know better
- ( as pronoun )
before this, I was mistaken
- informal.
I saw this big brown bear
- this and thatvarious unspecified and trivial actions, matters, objects, etc
- this here not_standard.
- with this or at thisafter this; thereupon
adverb
- used with adjectives and adverbs to specify a precise degree that is about to be mentioned
go just this fast and you'll be safe
Word History and Origins
Origin of this1
Word History and Origins
Origin of this1
Idioms and Phrases
- with this, following this; hereupon:
With this, he threw down his glass and left the table.
More idioms and phrases containing this
- at this point
- at this rate
- at this stage
- from this day forward
- in this day and age
- out of this world
- shuffle off (this mortal coil)
Example Sentences
This prompted Waugh to suggest Mr Simpson should be "stabbed in the leg".
"A part of me felt sort of triumphant for a moment until I realised, actually, no, this isn't some heroic moment; you didn't go and get your car back; you've actually done something a bit stupid."
"The police and the Honda garage all said this was one of the best clone jobs they'd ever seen, so if it wasn't for these little artefacts, no one would have ever known."
This means, for instance, that transgender women, who are biologically male but identify as women, can be excluded from women-only spaces.
“I know that many people in this room have been through tremendous losses in the last few months,” he said sharing that he lost handwritten drafts for three books in progress in the 1990 fire.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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