different between aforementioned vs this

English

Etymology

From afore- +? mentioned.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f???m?n.??nd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??f???m?n.??nd/, (nonstandard) /?æf??m?n.??nd/

Adjective

aforementioned (not comparable)

1. Previously mentioned.

   The PA system broadcast a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the aforementioned students report to the health clinic.

Usage notes

When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can also occur before a cardinal as in the aforementioned two papers instead of the two aforementioned papers, though the latter is also acceptable.

Synonyms

• above-mentioned
• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Related terms

• last-mentioned

Translations

Noun

aforementioned (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.

   The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.

Synonyms

• abovementioned
• aforesaid
• mentioned

Antonyms

• following
• undermentioned

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from North Sea Germanic base *þa- "that", from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North Sea Germanic definitive suffix -s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”).

Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?s, IPA^(key): /ð?s/, /ð?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Determiner

this (plural these)

1. The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

2. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).

3. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).

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 "a certain ...".

5. (of a time reference) Designates the current or next instance. Cf. next.

Related terms

• that, these, those

Derived terms

• thisness
• this, that, and the other

Translations

Adverb

this (not comparable)

1. To the degree or extent indicated.

   I need this much water.

   Do we need this many recommendations?

   We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.

Translations

Pronoun

this (plural these)

1. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

   This isn't the item that I ordered.

   • This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars […] — Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1. Scene 2.

Related terms

• that, these, those

Translations

Noun

this (plural thises)

1. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
2. (computing) Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages.

Interjection

this

1. (Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Synonyms

• +1
• IAWTP
• QFT

Anagrams

• HITs, Hist, Tish, hist, hist-, hist., hits, iths, shit, sith, tish

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

this

1. Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)

Pronoun

this

1. Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)

Adverb

this

1. Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

this

1. Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)

Pronoun

this

1. Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)

Quechua

Etymology

onomatopoeia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?is/

Interjection

this

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

References

• “this” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo, page 207.

Scots

Determiner

this (plural thir)

1. this
2. Doric form of thir (“these”)

Pronoun

this (plural thir)

1. this
2. Doric form of thir (“these”)