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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
there
there adverb, exclamation BrE [ðeə(r)] NAmE [ðer] adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc.used to show that sth exists or happens • There's a restaurant around the corner. • There are two people waiting outside. •Has there been an accident? •I don't want there to be any misunderstanding. •There seemed to be no doubt about it. •There comes a point where you give up. •There remains the problem of finance. •Suddenly there was a loud bang. • (informal)There's only four days left. • (literary)There once was a poor farmer who had four sons. 2. in, at or to that place or position • We went on to Paris and stayed there eleven days. • I hope we get there in time. •It's there, right in front of you! •There it is — just behind the chair. •‘Have you seen my pen?’ ‘Yes, it's over there.’ •There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. •I'm not going in there — it's freezing! •We're almost there (= we have almost arrived). •Can I get there and back in a day? •I left in 2008 and I haven't been back there since. •Hello, is Bob there please? (= used when calling sb on the phone) •I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). 3. existing or available • I went to see if my old school was still there. • The money's there if you need it. 4. at that point (in a story, an argument, etc.) •‘I feel…’ There she stopped. • I don't agree with you there. 5. used to attract sb's attention • Hello, there! • You there! Come back! •There you are! I've been looking for you everywhere. 6. used to attract sb's attention to a particular person, thing or fact • There's the statue I was telling you about. • That woman there is the boss's wife. •There goes the last bus (= we've just missed it). •There goes the phone (= it's ringing). • (humorous)There goes my career! (= my career is ruined) •So, there you have it: that's how it all started. 7. ~ to do sth used to show the role of a person or thing in a situation •The fact is, they're there to make money. more at here and there at ↑here adv. Word Origin: Old English thǣr, thēr of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daar and German da, also to ↑that and ↑the. Idioms: ↑been there, done that ▪ ↑by there ▪ ↑have been there before ▪ ↑not all there ▪ ↑so there! ▪ ↑there for somebody ▪ ↑there it is ▪ ↑there or thereabouts ▪ ↑there you are ▪ ↑there you go again ▪ there's a good boy/girl/dog ▪ there's lovely/nice ▪ ↑there's something for you ▪ ↑there, there! exclamation used to express satisfaction that you were right about sth or to show that sth annoys you • There now! What did I tell you? (= you can see that I was right) • There! That didn't hurt too much, did it? •There! You've gone and woken the baby! Word Origin: [there] Old English thǣr, thēr of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daar and German da, also to ↑that and ↑the. See also: ↑there you go
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