this

Examples

• All

• I will be staying in this room for three days.

• Oh my God, look at this bed. - Yes.

  Babes (2024)

• I will write one word in this book each day.

• Let me show you guys this one right here.

• I am now going to fill this glass with milk.

  Straw Dogs (1971)

• What is the nature of this project, Mr Newton?

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• Let's have a look at this D pad.

• Development officers appreciate the materials provided by this source, as the information is continually updated.

  Academic text (2011)

• Bring these upstairs and give this one to Miss Belichnikof.

  I'm Not Gay : A Musical (2023)

• I will be staying in this room for three days.

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

How General

whatso

• Archaic

9.9

something

∞ 1.0

this

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology