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there

/ðeə(r)/adverb

उच्चारण देअर

वहाँ; उस बिंदु पर

Basic word

adverb
  1. 1

    in, at or to that place or position; at that point in a conversation, story; used to attract somebody's attention

    वहाँ; उस बिंदु पर

    • Put it there.
    • There I disagree with you.
    • Look over there, near the tree.
    + 2 more examples
    • I've never been there, but I'd like to go.
    • We'll stop there for lunch.

    Synonyms in that place at that point yonder thither

    Opposite here

pronoun
  1. 1

    used as the subject of be, seem, appear to show that something exists or happens

    (अस्तित्व बताने के लिए) है, हैं

    • There is a book on the table.
    • There are many reasons.
    • There is a letter for you on the table.
    + 2 more examples
    • There were no seats left in the hall.
    • Is there any milk in the fridge?

    Synonyms it

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

in that place at that point yonder thither it

Antonyms

here

?Which word?

Homophones, asked very often: there (place), their (belonging to them: 'their house') and they're (they are) are all /ðeə/.

Homophones बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: there (स्थान), their (उनका: 'their house') और they're (they are) सब /ðeə/ हैं।

§Grammar and usage

There is + singular or uncountable noun ('There is a pen'; 'There is some milk') and there are + plural noun ('There are two pens'); the verb agrees with the noun that follows ('There is a pen and two books' in informal use, but 'There are two books and a pen'); question tag: 'There is a problem, isn't there?'.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: there is + singular या uncountable noun ('There is a pen'; 'There is some milk') और there are + plural noun ('There are two pens'); verb बाद वाले noun से मेल खाता है (अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'There is a pen and two books', पर 'There are two books and a pen'); question tag: 'There is a problem, isn't there?'।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

There and then (immediately), there you go (said when giving something; also used to accept a situation), so there (used to show that you have made a decision), been there, done that (informal, have already experienced something).

Idioms: there and then (तुरंत), there you go (कुछ देते समय; स्थिति स्वीकार करने के लिए भी), so there! (निर्णय ले लेने का भाव दिखाने के लिए), been there, done that (अनौपचारिक, पहले से अनुभव कर चुका)।