1 a : in that place : at that location
▪ 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. ▪ Hello. Is Pat there? ▪ They have lived there for 30 years. ▪ When will you be there? ▪ Please stand over there. ▪ I used to live near/around there. ▪ What do you see out/down/up/in there? ▪ At last we're there! [=we have arrived at the place we were traveling to] ▪ The opportunity to score was there [=was available], so I took the shot. — used in speech when something is found ▪ So there you are. I've been looking for you. ▪ Ah, there's the book I've been looking for.
b : to or into that place
▪ If we leave now, we should get there by noon. ▪ I drove the kids there. ▪ He drove there and back in one day. ▪ Can we walk there? ▪ We go there every year. 2 a : at that point in a process, activity, story, etc.
▪ Stop right there, before you say something you'll regret. ▪ There the story takes a surprising turn.
b : in that particular matter
▪ There is where I disagree with you. 3 a — used with the verb be at the beginning of a sentence that makes a statement about a situation or asks about a situation ▪ There is no way to know when he'll be home. ▪ There's no point in arguing about it. ▪ There's still a lot for us to do. ▪ There are many things to be considered. ▪ There is a person waiting to see you. [=a person is waiting to see you] ▪ Is there a gas station nearby?
b — used to introduce a sentence in which the subject comes after the verb ▪ There will come a time [=a time will come] when I will need your help. ▪ There used to be a school here. ▪ Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess named Snow White. 4 — used in speech after a noun to emphasize which person, thing, etc., you are referring to ▪ That clock there once belonged to my great-grandmother. ▪ I just saw that boy there stealing a piece of candy. ▪ You there! What are you doing?! 5 informal — used to address a person or animal ▪ Well, hello there. ▪ Say there, do you have the time? 6 — used to introduce a sentence in which the subject comes after the verb ▪ There was your chance [=that was your chance] to ask her out on a date. ▪ There's still a lot for us to do. ▪ Eat your vegetables. There's a good girl. [=you're a good girl if you eat your vegetables]
▪ 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. ▪ Hello. Is Pat there? ▪ They have lived there for 30 years. ▪ When will you be there? ▪ Please stand over there. ▪ I used to live near/around there. ▪ What do you see out/down/up/in there? ▪ At last we're there! [=we have arrived at the place we were traveling to] ▪ The opportunity to score was there [=was available], so I took the shot. — used in speech when something is found ▪ So there you are. I've been looking for you. ▪ Ah, there's the book I've been looking for.
b : to or into that place
▪ If we leave now, we should get there by noon. ▪ I drove the kids there. ▪ He drove there and back in one day. ▪ Can we walk there? ▪ We go there every year.
▪ Stop right there, before you say something you'll regret. ▪ There the story takes a surprising turn.
b : in that particular matter
▪ There is where I disagree with you.
b — used to introduce a sentence in which the subject comes after the verb ▪ There will come a time [=a time will come] when I will need your help. ▪ There used to be a school here. ▪ Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess named Snow White.
Do not confuse there with their or they're.
been there, done that — see be 8
have been there
— used to say that you have experienced the same thing that someone else has experienced ▪ I know how you feel. I've been there (before) myself.
here and there — see 1here
here, there, and everywhere — see 1here
neither here nor there — see 1here
out there
informal — used to say in a general way that someone or something exists ▪ I'm not surprised that he lied about it. There are a lot of people like him out there. [=there are a lot of other people who would have lied] ▪ Be careful when you drive. There are a lot of crazy drivers out there. ▪ She's been searching for the right car to buy. It's out there somewhere. — see also out-there
there go/goes — see 1go
there's … for you — see 1for
there you are or there you go
informal 1 — used to tell someone that you have given them what they asked for ▪ There you are, sir. That will be $3 for the coffees. ▪ “Could you pass the salt?” “Sure, there you go.” 2 — used to indicate that something is completed or done in a satisfactory way ▪ You just plug it in, push this button, and there you are. ▪ There you are, then. You got what you wanted. ▪ Wait, I want to fix your tie. There you go.
there you have it
informal — used to indicate that something is completed or done in a satisfactory way ▪ You just plug it in, push this button, and there you have it. ▪ There you have it. The mystery is solved.




