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this

/ðɪs/

this determiner: the (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

Determiner

this (plural these)

  1. The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
    • This classroom is where I learned to read and write.
    • Right, boys, as much fun as this night has been, this girl is tired, so I'm gonna hit the hay.2017, Samantha Towle, Breaking Hollywood, London: Headline Eternal, →ISBN, page 205
    1. (colloquial) Referring to oneself.
      • Hey, you know what's got two thumbs and really likes brownies? This guy!1999, “Garage Sale”, in That '70s Show, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher)
      • I am no longer your little naïve toy. I am a woman. All woman. And this woman is tired of your crap.2005, Anita Foster Lovely, Betrayals, Philadelphia, P.A.: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 165
  2. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
    • They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much.
  3. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
    • When asked what he wanted for his birthday, he gave this reply: “[…]”
  4. (informal) A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with “a certain ...”.
    • I met this woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!
    • There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.
  5. Designates the current or next instance.
    • It's cold this morning.
    • I plan to go to London this Friday.

Adverb

this (not comparable)

  1. To the degree or extent indicated.
    • I need this much water.
    • Do we need this many recommendations?

Pronoun

this (plural these)

  1. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
    • This isn't the item that I ordered.
    • This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars[…]c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Noun

this (plural thises)

  1. Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
    • Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to other thises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.2001, James G. Lennox, Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology, page 151

Interjection

  1. (Internet) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
    • ― I wish trolls could be banned from the forum immediately, without any discussion.
      ― This!
    Synonyms:
    +1, IAWTP, QFT

Proper noun capitalized: This

This

  1. (plural) plural of Thi

this meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

this in Hindi

the (thing) here
यह yah, इस is
the thing, item, etc. being indicated
यह yah, ये ye

this in Tamil

the (thing) here
இது itu

this in Marathi

the (thing) here
हा hā

this in Urdu

the (thing) here
یہ ye
More languagesFewer languages
this in Bengali
এই ei, এইটা eiṭa, এটা eṭa, এইটি eiṭi
this in Telugu
ఈ ī, ఇది idi
this in Malayalam
ഇത് itŭ
this in Kannada
ಇವನು ivanu, ಇವ iva, ಇವಳು ivaḷu, ಇದು idu
this in Punjabi
ਏਸ ēsa
this in Sinhala
මේ mē
this in Tagalog
ito, ire, are
this in Arabic
هٰذَا hāḏā, هٰذِهِ hāḏihi, هٰذَانِ hāḏāni, هَاتَانِ hātāni
this in Malay
ini, ni
this in Indonesian
ini
this in Persian
این in
this in Thai
นี้ níi, นี่ nîi
this in Vietnamese
này, đây, cái này
this in Myanmar
ဟောဒီ hau:di, အနှီ a.hni, ဒါ da
Sindhi
هيءُ eu, هِيءَ hīa
Dhivehi
މި mi

Examples of this in a sentence

  • We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.
  • I couldn't garage this big a car; show me something smaller.
  • Well, ronsmith7, today is your lucky day because this journalist is interested in those issues.2021 July 1, Stephen Harrison, “Wikipedia's War on the Daily Mail”, in Slate, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2023:
  • This girl is done." Hayden let his gun fall to the ground.2010, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Beat, New York, N.Y.: Forge Books, →ISBN, page 333:
  • Earlier this month [Tim] Godwin had to make a public apology to the family of Daniel Morgan after the collapse of a £30m inquiry into his murder in 1987.2011 April 18, Sandra Laville, “Paul Stephenson returns to desk at Metropolitan police”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London...

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Synonyms of this

Forms of this

Determiner
pluralthese
Pronoun
pluralthese
Noun
pluralthises

Origin of this

From Middle English þis, this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from the North Sea Germanic base *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North-West Germanic definitive suffix *-s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”). Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”), Old Gutnish þissi (“this”).

Words formed from this

Phrases with this

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Words that rhyme with this

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Questions about this

What does this mean?
This means the (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
What is this in Hindi?
This in Hindi is यह (yah), इस (is), ये (ye). See This meaning in Hindi.
How do you use this in a sentence?
We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.
What part of speech is this?
This can be a determiner, an adverb, a pronoun or a noun.
How do you pronounce this?
This is pronounced /ðɪs/.

Words near this in the dictionary

  1. thirtytwomo
  2. thirtytwomos
  3. Thiruvallikeni
  4. Thiruvananthapuram
  5. Thirza
  6. this
  7. this afternoon
  8. this ain't it, chief
  9. this and that
  10. this and that and the other
  11. this close

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