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thar

thar is the nonstandard form of there.

thar is the alternative spelling of tahr.

Meaning of there

Adverb

there (not comparable)

  1. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
    • I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.
    1. (figuratively) At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.
      • He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
    2. In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.
      • You know that I will always be there for you.
    3. In existence in some place.
      • I know that aliens are there, somewhere.
    4. (informal) In its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted.
      • If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!
    5. (informal) After the name of a person perceived as located ‘away’ from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person.
      • Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.

See all 22 meanings of there

Meaning of tahr

Noun

tahr (plural tahrs)

  1. Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).

Proper noun capitalized: Thar

Thar

  1. A desert in India and Pakistan

Forms of thar

pluralthars

Origin of thar

Borrowed from Hindi थर (thar), from थल (thal, “desert”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala, “land”).

Words formed from thar

Phrases with thar

Questions about thar

What does thar mean?
Thar means a desert in India and Pakistan.
What is thar the nonstandard form of?
Thar is the nonstandard form of there.
What part of speech is thar?
Thar is a proper noun.

Words near thar in the dictionary

  1. Thapas
  2. thapsane
  3. thapsanes
  4. thapsigargin
  5. thapsigargins
  6. thar
  7. thar she blows
  8. Tharaka
  9. Tharangambadi
  10. Tharau
  11. Tharawal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thar (page history and authors); Thar (page history and authors); there (page history and authors); tahr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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