Different meaning for the word there

Adverb

There are both justifiable reticence and understandable self-censorship in this book.


—Paul Lakeland, Commonweal, 24 Feb. 2006

Although there’s little data on toxin levels in this species, one small study in San Francisco showed mercury levels almost as high as in swordfish.


—Amy Blumenthal, O, August 2004

… the daily regimen included, among other things, 20-minute predawn runs and two-hour morning skates. There were also afternoon weightlifting and cardio sessions.


—Kelley King, Sports Illustrated, 21 Jan. 2002

Cancer was like that. It was like being run off the road by a truck, and I’ve got the scars to prove it. There’s a puckered wound in my upper chest just above my heart, which is where the catheter was implanted.


—Lance Armstrong, It’s Not About the Bike, (2000) 2001

Put the package there on the table.

Go to your room and stay there.

Turn there at the church.

She was sitting there a minute ago.

They have lived there for 30 years.

When will you be there?

I used to live near there.

What do you see out there?

If we leave now, we should get there by noon.

I drove the kids there.

Noun

I’ll get everything ready, and you take it from there.

Adjective

She is there to answer any questions you might have.

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

There

There may refer to: ▪ There, a 2009 Turkish film ▪ There ▪ there, a deictic adverb in English ▪ there, an English pronoun used in phrases such as there is and there are…

The translations of there from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «there» in English.

The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «there» in the different countries.

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The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «there» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «there» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.

There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won’t become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.

There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.

Few there are that will endure a true friend.

Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine, but it is not easy. It is my toughest fight ever.

There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law, I don’t care how many Bibles you put your hand on.

There is an underlying, fundamental reliance on the Internet, which continues to grow in the number of users, country penetration and both fixed and wireless broadband access.

There aren’t any rules, as far as anything-and that applies especially to writing songs, whatever gets the point across. So you’re just kind of brought up to feel-in any field, if you say you can do it, do it. there it is.

If you go out to Hollywood you’ll find a lot of fantastic plastic people there in the business and a lot of people in life generally. They find it so hard to be themselves that they have to be plastic.

I think that there are changes that have occurred in technology that make is that more people can have the same level of information that I have. My advantage is that I’m very good at interpreting the information.

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Book Was There: Reading in Electronic Times

Contending that our experience of reading belies naive generalizations about the future of books, Book Was There is an elegantly argued and thoroughly up-to-date tribute to the endurance of books in our ever-evolving digital world.

It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner — Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon.

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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In …

Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book’s 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.

A young girl asks questions about growing up as she walks over rolling hills, climbs a ladder up to the stars, and meets a dragon.

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she’s anxious to fit in with her new friends.

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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than …

Provocative, challenging, and delightfully readable, this is a game-changing look at the most basic underpinning of existence and a powerful antidote to outmoded philosophical, religious, and scientific thinking.

As he makes his way round this incredibly varied continent, he retraces his travels as a student twenty years before with caustic hilarity. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Is There a God? offers a powerful response to modern doubts about the existence of God.

With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How successful people …

As this book explains, people often do well in spite of certain habits rather than because of them — and need a «to stop» list rather than one listing what «to do».Marshall Goldsmith’s expertise is in helping global leaders overcome their …

Is There a Better Way to Talk About Wine?

When the wine critic James Suckling described a Château Haut-Brion in the pages of Wine Spectator in 1992, he needed just a single phrase to sum up the … «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

Is There Such a Thing as ‘Ethical Cheating’?

There is a growing movement of people who are able to be honest with their … to meet (there are dozens of different options, including “pangender,” “two-spirit,” … «New York Times, Jul 15»

There have been 204 mass shootings — and 204 days — in 2015 …

The headlines all start to sound the same after awhile. Seven people shot inside Louisville nightclub. Four men shot in Suffolk early Sunday morning. Two dead … «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Are There Literary Uses for Boredom?

To be bored is, for a spell, to not let the noise out there get in. Photo. Rivka Galchen Credit Illustration by R. Kikuo Johnson. Harry is a dirty dog. Or is he? «New York Times, Jul 15»

Opinionator | The Error in ‘There’s Nothing More We Can Do’

These words are often spoken by a physician just before transitioning a patient to hospice and palliative care and are regrettably uttered only days, if not hours, … «New York Times, Jul 15»

Want to help Greece? Go there on holiday

There is: visit Greece. The weather is just as stunning as it ever was this time of year; the archaeological sites just as interesting; the beaches just as magical; the … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

There will be blood

But if prices do not rise there will be a reckoning, with more firms defaulting, being bought or selling their assets. That would lead to short-term losses among … «The Economist, Jul 15»

And then there were five

THERE are, broadly speaking, four ways to fight cancer. You can cut a tumour out, with surgery. Or you can try one of three different ways of killing it. «The Economist, Jun 15»

OPEC’s Problem: There Is No Minister of Shale

There is no minister of shale. The U.S. oil industry wasn’t always a paragon of free-market competition. John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopolized refining … «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

Confessions of a humanitarian: ‘There are days I’d sacrifice world …

Did you know there is a direct correlation between the depth of compassion you display for the suffering, and the size of the showerhead you washed under that … «The Guardian, May 15»

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