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this |T?His|
pronoun ( pl. these |T?H?z| )
1 used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated or experienced: is this your bag? | he soon knew that this was not the place for him.
• used to introduce someone or something: this is the captain speaking | listen to this.
• referring to the nearer of two things close to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by “that”): this is different from that.
2 referring to a specific thing or situation just mentioned: the company was transformed, and Ward had played a vital role in bringing this about.
determiner ( pl. these )
1 used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated or experienced: don't listen to this guy | these croissants are delicious.
• referring to the nearer of two things close to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by “that”): this one or that one?
2 referring to a specific thing or situation just mentioned: there was a court case resulting from this incident.
3 used with periods of time related to the present: I thought you were busy all this week | how are you this morning?
• referring to a period of time that has just passed: I haven't left my bed these three days.
4 informal used (chiefly in narrative) to refer to a person or thing previously unspecified: I turned around, and there was this big mummy standing next to us! | I've got this problem and I need help.
adverb [ as submodifier ]
to the degree or extent indicated: they can't handle a job this big | he's not used to this much attention.
PHRASES
this and that (or this, that, and the other ) informal various unspecified things: they stayed up chatting about this and that.
this here informal used to draw attention emphatically to someone or something: I've slept in this here bed for forty years.
ORIGIN Old English, neuter of thes; related to that and the.
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