There vs. The — What's the Difference?
Difference Between There and The
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There
At or in that place
Sit over there.
The
The ( (listen)) is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers or speakers. It is the definite article in English.
There
To, into, or toward that place
Wouldn't go there again.
The
Denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge
Call the doctor
The phone rang
What's the matter?
There
At that stage, moment, or point
Stop there before you make any more mistakes.
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The
Used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase
The fuss that he made of her
The top of a bus
I have done the best I could
There
In that matter
I can't agree with him there.
The
Used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance
I worry about the future
He taught himself to play the violin
There
In a readily accessible or discoverable state
The answer is out there. All we have to do is look for it.
The
Enough of (a particular thing)
He hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the money
There
Used especially for emphasis after the demonstrative pronoun that or those, or after a noun modified by the demonstrative adjective that or those
That person there ought to know the directions to town.
The
(pronounced stressing ‘the’) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type
He was the hot young piano prospect in jazz
There
(Nonstandard) Used for emphasis between a demonstrative adjective meaning "that" or "those" and a noun
"You see them there handles?" (Cormac McCarthy)."I tell you ... that you buried paving-stones and earth in that there coffin" (Charles Dickens).
The
Used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another
The more she thought about it, the more devastating it became
There
That place or point
Stopped and went on from there.
The
To that extent; by that much. Used before a comparative
The sooner the better.
There
Used to express feelings such as relief, satisfaction, sympathy, or anger
There, now I can have some peace!.
The
Beyond any other
Enjoyed reading the most.
There
(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
The
1=With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
There
(figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
The
1=With a comparative, and often with none.}}
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m {none - not any} the wiser for it.
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
There
(location) To or into that place; thither.
The
See Thee.
There
(obsolete) Where, there where, in which place.
The
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
There
In this world, used to say that someone or something exists; see pronoun section below.
The
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; - used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
So much the rather thou, Celestial Light,Shine inward, and the mind through all her powersIrradiate.
There
Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
There
Used to express victory or completion.
There! That knot should hold.
There
That place.
There
That status; that position.
You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
There
Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]
There is no way to do it. [=No way to do it exists.]
Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]
No, there isn't. [=No, one doesn't exist.]
There
Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.
There remain several problems with this approach. [=Several problems remain with this approach.]
Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. [=There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.]
There arose a great wind out of the east. [=There was now a great wind, arising in the east.]
There
Used with other verbs, when raised.
There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]
I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]
There are beginning to be complications. [=It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.]
There
That.
Therefor, thereat, thereunder
There
(colloquial) Appended to words of greeting etc.
Hi there, young fellow.
Oh, hello there, Bob, how are you doing?
There
Misspelling of their
There
In or at that place.
The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
There
In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech.
The law that theaten'd death becomes thy friendAnd turns it to exile; there art thou happy.
There
To or into that place; thither.
The rarest that e'er came there.
A knight there was, and that a worthy man.
There is a path which no fowl knoweth.
Wherever there is a sense or perception, there some idea is actually produced.
There have been that have delivered themselves from their ills by their good fortune or virtue.
Spend their good there it is reasonable.
There
A location other than here; that place;
You can take it from there
There
In or at that place;
They have lived there for years
It's not there
That man [who is] there
There
In that matter;
I agree with you there
There
To or toward that place; away from the speaker;
Go there around noon!
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