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THERE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A location other than here; that place

Example:

you can take it from there

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("there" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

Antonym:

here (the present location; this place)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In or at that place or location

Example:

that man there

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

here (in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To or toward that place; away from the speaker

Example:

go there around noon!

Synonyms:

there; thither

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

here (to this place (especially toward the speaker))

Sense 3

Meaning:

In that matter; in that respect; on that point

Example:

I agree with you there

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

There was none, however, which appealed to me like this tragedy of Ronald Adair.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I shall send Miss Temple notice that she is to expect a new girl, so that there will be no difficulty about receiving her.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But if we only wait a few minutes, there will be no danger of our seeing them at all.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

One always knows beforehand what the dinner will be, and who will be there; and it is so very uncomfortable not having a carriage of one's own.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

There isn't anyone I'd like to see.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

There are aspects of the relationship you like, but there are just as many parts that trouble you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“Have you it there?” I asked.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But there is one thing on which you may advise me.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

And now, sir, continued the doctor, since I now know there's such a fellow in my district, you may count I'll have an eye upon you day and night.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

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