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there, there

there, there interjection: conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.

Interjection

there, there

  1. Conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.
    • "There, there," he said, as simply as though she had been a child of nine, "I'm here with you, little woman. This place certainly is enough to give anyone dreams about reptiles […]"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

there, there meaning in Indonesian

there, there in Indonesian

used to calm somebody
cup cup

Questions about there, there

What does there, there mean?
There, there means conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.
What is there, there in Indonesian?
There, there in Indonesian is cup cup. See There, there meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is there, there?
There, there is an interjection.

Words near there, there in the dictionary

  1. there's nowt so queer as folk
  2. there's one born every minute
  3. there's the rub
  4. there've
  5. there've been
  6. there, there
  7. there-anent
  8. there4
  9. thereabout
  10. thereabouts
  11. thereabove

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