different between their vs this
their
English
Alternative forms
- thair, theire, theyr, theyre, thir (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ð??(?)/, /ð??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ð??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: there, they're
Determiner
their
- Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
- Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
- 1594, Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors, act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
- There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
As if I were their well-acquainted friend […]
- There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:their.
- 1594, Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors, act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
Usage notes
- Regarding the use of singular their, see they.
- The words their, there, and they're are homophones in most English accents today. This often causes confusion between the three in writing.
Related terms
- they, them (personal pronouns, subject and object case)
- theirs (possessive pronoun)
Translations
Adverb
their
- Misspelling of there.
Contraction
their
- Misspelling of they’re.
See also
Anagrams
- Erith, Reith, Rieth, rithe, tehri, theri-
Middle English
Determiner
their
- Alternative form of þeir
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he?r/
Verb
their
- future of abair
Usage notes
- The dependent form is abair.
their From the web:
- what their means
- what their to use
- what their doing
- what there is in spanish
- what the eyes don't see
- what there should i use
- what theory
- what their ears are itching to hear
this
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)
- The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
- The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
- (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 ...".
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
- (computing) Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages.
Interjection
this
- (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
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Pronoun
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Adverb
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“this”)
Etymology 2
Determiner
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)
Pronoun
this
- Alternative spelling of þis (“these”)
Quechua
Etymology
onomatopoeia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?is/
Interjection
this
- the sound a cat makes when preparing to attack something
- 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)
- this
- Doric form of thir (“these”)
Pronoun
this (plural thir)
- this
- Doric form of thir (“these”)
this From the web:
- what this song
- what this means
- what this emoji mean
- what this song called
- what this emoji mean ????
- what this symbol means
- what this world needs is a few more rednecks lyrics
- what this means synonym
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