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See also:This,thîs,andþis

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishthis, fromOld Englishþis (neuter demonstrative), from North Sea Germanic base *þa- "that", fromProto-Germanic*þat, fromProto-Indo-European*tód, extended form of demonstrative base*to-; + North-West Germanic definitive suffix-s, fromProto-Indo-European*só(“this, that”).

Cognate withScotsthis(“this”),Saterland Frisiandusse(“this”),West Frisiandizze(“this”),Germandies,dieses(“this”),Old Gutnishþissi(“this”).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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this (pluralthese)

  1. The (thing) here(used in indicating something or someone nearby).
    This classroom is where I learned to read and write.
    1. (colloquial, with stress onthis)Referring to oneself.
      • 1999, “Garage Sale”, inThat '70s Show, season 2, episode 1, spoken byMichael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher):
        Hey, you know what's got two thumbs and really likes brownies?This guy!
      • 2005, Anita Foster Lovely,Betrayals, Philadelphia, P.A.:Xlibris,→ISBN,page165:
        I am no longer your little naïve toy. I am a woman. All woman. Andthis woman is tired of your crap.
      • 2010, Stephen Jay Schwartz,Beat, New York, N.Y.:Forge Books,→ISBN,page333:
        "You'll find another way.This girl is done." Hayden let his gun fall to the ground. "You can shoot me if you want. It's your call."
    • 2017, Samantha Towle,Breaking Hollywood, London:Headline Eternal,→ISBN,page205:
      Right, boys, as much fun as this night has been,this girl is tired, so I'm gonna hit the hay.
    • 2021 July 1, Stephen Harrison, “Wikipedia's War on the Daily Mail”, inSlate‎[2], archived fromthe original on4 June 2023:
      "As far as I can tell, there's been no journalistic interest in these basic issues of why Wikipedia editors make the decisions they do, and how they give effect to them, despite the fact the announcement of the ban was basically worldwide news," wrote Reddit user ronsmith7. Well, ronsmith7, today is your lucky day becausethis journalist is interested in those issues.
  2. The known (thing)(used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
    They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It'sthis 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 gavethis 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 "acertain ...".
    I metthis woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!
    There's justthis nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.
  5. (of a time reference)Designates the current or next instance.
    Coordinate term:next
    It's coldthis morning.
    I plan to go to Londonthis Friday.

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Translations

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the (thing) here
known (thing) just mentioned
known (thing) about to be mentioned
known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience
which is current
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Adverb

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this (notcomparable)

  1. To the degree or extent indicated.
    I needthis much water.
    Do we needthis many recommendations?
    We've already comethis far, we can't turn back now.
    I couldn't garagethis big a car; show me something smaller.

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to the degree or extent indicated

Pronoun

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this (pluralthese)

  1. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
    This isn't the item that I ordered.

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Translations

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the thing, item, etc. being indicated

Noun

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this (pluralthises)

  1. (philosophy) Something being indicated that ishere; one ofthese.
    • 2001, James G. Lennox,Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology, page151:
      Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to otherthises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.

Interjection

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this

  1. (Internetslang)Indicates the speaker's strongapproval oragreement with the previous material.
    ― I wish trolls could be banned from the forum immediately, without any discussion.
    ―This!

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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this

  1. alternative spelling ofþis(“this”)

Pronoun

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this

  1. alternative spelling ofþis(“this”)

Adverb

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this

  1. alternative spelling ofþis(“this”)

Etymology 2

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Determiner

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this

  1. alternative spelling ofþis(“these”)

Pronoun

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this

  1. alternative spelling ofþis(“these”)

Quechua

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FWOTD – 28 October 2013

Etymology

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Ofonomatopoeic origin.

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Interjection

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this

  1. the sound a cat makes when preparing to attack something
  2. the sound of damp wood burning

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Scots

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Determiner

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this (pluralthir)

  1. this
  2. Doric Scots form ofthir(“these”)
    This plants is deid.
    These plants are dead.

Pronoun

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this (pluralthir)

  1. this
  2. Doric Scots form ofthir(“these”)

Yola

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishthis, fromOld Englishþis.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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this

  1. this
    Synonym:dhicke
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, pages104[2]:
      Fan ich aam inthis miseree.
      When I am inthis misery.

References

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  1. ^Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, inlrish University Review‎[1], volume20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page149
  2. ^Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page104
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