there

 
Pronunciation: /ðɛː, ðə/

adverb

  • 1in, at, or to that place or position: we went to Paris and stayed there ten days [with infinitive]: at the end of the day we are there to make money [after preposition]: I’m not going in there—it’s freezing
  • used when gesturing to indicate the place intended: there on the right
  • at that point (in speech, performance, writing, etc.): ‘I’m quite—.’ There she stopped
  • in that respect; on that issue: I don’t agree with you there
  • 2used in attracting someone’s attention or calling attention to someone or something: hello there! there goes the phone
  • 3 (usually there is/are) used to indicate the fact or existence of something: there’s a restaurant round the corner there comes a point where you give up

exclamation

  • 1used to focus attention on something: there, I told you she wouldn’t mind!
  • 2used to comfort someone: there, there, you must take all of this philosophically

Phrases

been there, done that

informal used to express past experience of or overfamiliarity with something: I’ve been there, done that, got the video and the T-shirt

be there for someone

be available to provide support or comfort for someone: this person was there for me when I was going through hell

have been there before

informal know all about a situation from experience: here are some helpful tips from mothers who’ve been there before

here and there

see here

so there

informal used to express one’s defiance: you can’t share, so there!

there and then

immediately: he agreed to it there and then

there goes ——

used to express the destruction or failure of something: there goes my career

there it is

that is the situation: pretty ridiculous, I know, but there it is

there or thereabouts

in or very near a particular place or position.
approximately: forty years, there or thereabouts, had elapsed

there you are (or go)

informal
  • 1this is what you wanted: there you are—that’ll be £3.80 please
  • 2used to express confirmation, triumph, or resignation: there you are! I told you the problem was a political one sometimes it is embarrassing, but there you go

there you go again

used to criticize someone for behaving in a way that is typical of them.

there you have it

used to draw attention to a fact or to emphasize the simplicity of a process or action: simply turn the handle three times and there you have it

Origin:

Old English thǣr, thēr of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daar and German da, also to that and the

Do not confuse there with their or they‘re. There means 'in, at, or to that place' ( it took an hour to get there); their means 'belonging to them' ( I went to their house); they’re is short for they are ( they’re a good team).