there

  • adverb 1 in, at, or to that place or position. 2 in that respect; on that issue. 3 used in attracting attention to someone or something. 4 (usu. there is/are) used to indicate the fact or existence of something.

  • exclamation 1 used to focus attention. 2 used to comfort someone.

  — PHRASES here and there in various places. so there informal used to express defiance. there and then immediately.

  — ORIGIN Old English.

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