this

Examples

• All

• Hey, man, you know it takes time to look this good.

  Unfavorable Odds (2022)

• We made it... this far.

  Tron (1982)

• I never expected you to go this far.

  Splinter (2023)

• No, we did not come this far to fail.

  Ordinary Angels (2024)

• The EU as a whole has not gone this far yet.

  Academic text (2010)

• We've never been this far before.

  Migration (2023)

• So how can you walk this far without bumping into a wall?

  Fiction book (1992)

• Frankly, I can't believe we got this far.

  Big Time Movie (2012)

• There were not many travelers this far north; most of those they encountered were trolls.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I worked hard to get this far in my studies.

Synonyms

S

so

vsthis

∞ 1.0

To a very large degree

indicates degree shown or suggested and not necessarily intense

T

that

vsthis

∞ 1.0

To such an extent, often less than expected

is used for degree more generally and not limited to negative uses

Idioms

T

this minute

• Informal

52 1.1

At this very moment without delay

I

in this together

51 3.6

People who share the same problem and help each other

I

in this day and age

48 3.8

The present time, especially compared with the past

A

at this point in time

42 3.5

At the present time

T

this day and age

37 3.5

The present time that people often compare with the past

O

out of this world

• Informal

21 4.1

Very good and impressive

N

not long for this world

4 8.6

Likely to die or stop existing soon

S

to shuffle off this mortal coil

• Archaic

2 9.9

To stop living, often said in poems or books

B

to blow this popsicle stand

• Informal

1 9.9

To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there

S

screw this

• Offensive

1 9.8

An angry short phrase you say when you give up or stop doing something

N

no horse in this race

• Informal

1 8.4

To have no personal interest in who wins

U

to untangle this mess

1 5.5

To make a confusing or difficult situation clear

W

to watch this space

1 6.9

Expect more news or updates soon

L

to let this cup pass from me

• Archaic

9.9

To ask or hope, often in prayer, not to have a hard time

G

to get this circus on the road

• Informal

8.3

Start an activity or event after getting ready

T

the fuckness of this situation

• Offensive

9.9

A very strong, rude way to say a situation is extreme or absurd

T

this is deep

• Informal

8.7

People say it when something seems very serious or important, often jokingly

T

this is why we can't have nice things

• Informal

9.9

Said when someone ruins something nice by being careless

Compounds

T

this year

∞ 1.0

The current calendar year from January 1 to December 31

T

this evening

597 1.0

During the later part of today, between late afternoon and night

T

This Little Piggy

• Baby Talk

8.4

A traditional English children's rhyme that counts toes while a parent wiggles them

Surface Forms

Etymology