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there is

there is is the third-person singular simple present indicative of there be.

Meaning of there be

Verb

there be (highly irregular; see conjugation table)

  1. Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.
    • Let there be light.
    Synonyms:
    there exist

Forms of there is

alternative formthere’s

Questions about there is

What is there is the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
There is is the third-person singular simple present indicative of there be.

Words near there is in the dictionary

  1. there goes the neighbourhood
  2. there had been
  3. there has been
  4. there have been
  5. there having been
  6. there is
  7. there is a lid for every pot
  8. there is a new sheriff in town
  9. there is a place and time for everything
  10. there is a time and a place for everything
  11. there is a time and place for everything

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