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pronoun
- (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, state, event, time, remark, etc., as present, near, just mentioned or pointed out, supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis):
This is my coat.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., referring to the one nearer in place, time, or thought; opposed to that ):
This is Liza and that is Amy.
- (used to indicate one of two or more persons, things, etc., implying a contrast or contradistinction; opposed to that ):
I'd take that instead of this.
- what is about to follow:
Now hear this!
Watch this!
adjective
- (used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as present, near, just indicated or mentioned, or as well-known or characteristic):
These people are my friends.
This problem has worried me for a long time.
- (used to indicate the nearer in time, place, or thought of two persons, things, etc.; opposed to that. )
- (used to imply mere contradistinction; opposed to that. )
- (used in place of an indefinite article for emphasis):
I was walking down the street when I heard this explosion.
adverb
- (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated:
this far;
this softly.
this
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determiner
- used preceding a noun referring to something or someone that is closer: distinct from that
this dress is cheaper than that one
look at this picture
- ( as pronoun )
take this
this is Mary and that is her boyfriend
- used preceding a noun that has just been mentioned or is understood
this plan of yours won't work
- ( as pronoun )
I first saw this on Sunday
- used to refer to something about to be said, read, etc
consider this argument
- ( as pronoun )
listen to this
- the present or immediate
this time you'll know better
- ( as pronoun )
before this, I was mistaken
- informal.
I saw this big brown bear
- this and thatvarious unspecified and trivial actions, matters, objects, etc
- this here not_standard.
- with this or at thisafter this; thereupon
adverb
- used with adjectives and adverbs to specify a precise degree that is about to be mentioned
go just this fast and you'll be safe
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of this1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of this1
Idioms and Phrases
- with this, following this; hereupon:
With this, he threw down his glass and left the table.
More idioms and phrases containing this
- at this point
- at this rate
- at this stage
- from this day forward
- in this day and age
- out of this world
- shuffle off (this mortal coil)
Example Sentences
With the current high interest rate environment, this means the difference in mortgage payments can be pretty steep compared to a few years ago.
This week: Trump unveiled his extensive list of tariffs.
On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick interviews Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, lawyer for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, husband and father, who was illegally deported to El Salvador in March due to what the government admits was an administrative error.
However, Wharton was managing a groin issue at the beginning of this season which then required surgery, keeping him out for two months and missing 14 Premier League games.
Norman Powell was solid, finishing with 14 points and shooting two for five from three-point range to give him a career-high 172 threes this season.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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