this
∞
1.0
- pronoun
- /ðɪs/
:
esto
- "A teacher echoes these comments: "Many kids think this is the best place in the neighborhood."
- this means
- this is true
- this happens
But if I were to do this, it's gone.
- But if I were to do this, it's gone.
- So are they doing this on the same track?
- It's like he said, this is what you could be.
- And he said, but this is not what we do.
- What I know is this, we can have it all.
- But to my dad, this was like too much.
Examples
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The army has no right to leave a public place like this undefended.
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I'll be back to fix this.
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And so that is what this book is about.
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How long can they keep this show going?
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It's like he said, this is what you could be.
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And we can see what this is doing to you.
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You have to come see this.
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The first part is this, which is a shield.
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In many of the meetings I have attended, this is not mentioned or discussed.
Academic text (2011) -
And so that is what this book is about.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A specific person or thing mentioned before
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.9
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
- Offensive
A very strong, rude way to say a situation is extreme or absurd
- Informal
People say it when something seems very serious or important, often jokingly
Said when someone ruins something nice by being careless
Compounds
- Baby Talk
A traditional English children's rhyme that counts toes while a parent wiggles them
Surface Forms
Etymology
This as a pronoun comes from the same old English word þis, used to point to something 'here' or just said. So, when you say this about a situation or idea, you are pointing to the thing you have just mentioned.