there

there¹ W1S1 [ðeə, ðə US ðer, ðər] pron

there is/exists/remains etc

used to say that something exists or happens

▪ Is there any milk left?

▪ There are a few things we need to discuss.

▪ There must be easier ways of doing this.

▪ There seems to be a lack of communication.

▪ There remain several questions still to be answered.

▪ Suddenly there was a loud explosion.

▪ They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.

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GRAMMAR

Use there is/are to say that something exists or happens : There was an argument. | Is there any more bread? |There is one thing I'd like to ask you (NOT Is one thing ...).

When the following noun is plural, use there are/were : There are a lot of problems (NOT there is a lot of problems) with this theory. | Were there many people at the meeting?

!! Expressions like a lot of and plenty of can be used with uncountable nouns. In this case use there is/was : There is a lot of traffic in the mornings.

!! There and their sound the same, but do not confuse them. There is used in expressions such as 'there is/was', and for referring to a place. Their is used for showing that something belongs to a group of people, animals etc : They love their jobs.

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there ²

there² W1S1 [ðeə US ðer] adv

[: Old English; Origin: thAr]

1.) in or to a particular place that is not where you are

→↑here

▪ We could go back to my cottage and have lunch there.

▪ Scotland? I've always wanted to go there.

▪ Hold it right there and don't move.

▪ Can you pass me that wine glass there?

▪ Look, there's that bookshop I was telling you about.

▪ Who's that man over there ?

▪ It's too far to drive there and back in one day.

▪ Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close?

out/in/under etc there

▪ I know there's a mouse under there somewhere.

▪ We flew to Miami and from there to La Paz.

see usage note ↑position¹

2.) if something is there, it exists

▪ The chance was there, but I didn't take it.

▪ The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy.

▪ Three months after the operation, the pain was still there.

3.) at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story

▪ Let's stop there and I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.

▪ She got a divorce, but her troubles didn't end there.

▪ There's still a lot of work to do, but we're getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.

4.) there and then also then and there

immediately

▪ I thought I'd have to wait, but they offered me the job there and then.

5.) spoken used to refer to something that someone has said when you are answering them

▪ That's true. I agree with you there.

▪ 'Why did the system fail?' 'Well, there you've got me - I really don't know.'

6.) spoken used when greeting someone or calling to them

▪ Hi there, you must be Laura.

▪ Hey, you there! Watch out!

7.) spoken there it is/there they are etc

used when you have found something or someone that you are looking for

▪ Have you seen my keys anywhere? Ah, there they are.

▪ There you are. I've been looking for you.

8.) spoken used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers

▪ Hello, Georgie, is your mother there?

9.) spoken be there (for sb)

to be always ready to help someone when they need help

▪ That's what I loved about my father - he was always there for me.

10.) spoken there I was/there they were etc

used to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling

▪ So there I was, stranded in London with no money.

11.) spoken be not all there informal

someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy

12.) spoken there's a good boy/clever dog etc

used to praise a child or animal

13.) spoken there it is/there you are/there you go

used to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactory situation

▪ It's all very sad, but there it is. There's absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.

14.) spoken there you go/she goes etc (again)

used when someone does something annoying that they often do

▪ There you go, blaming everything on me, as usual.

▪ There she goes again, complaining about the weather.

15.) spoken there you are/there you go

a) used when giving something to someone or when you have done something for someone

▪ There you are. I'll just wrap it up for you.

b) used when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right

▪ There you are, then. There's nothing to worry about.

16.) spoken there's sth for you

a) used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality

▪ There's intelligence for you! She's solved the problem already.

b) used when you are annoyed or disappointed to say that someone's behaviour is the opposite of the quality you are naming

▪ Well, there's gratitude for you. She didn't even say thank you.

17.) spoken there goes sth/sb

a) used when you see someone or something going past or away from you

▪ There goes a very worried man.

b) used to say that you can hear something such as a bell ringing

▪ There goes the phone. I'll answer it.

c) used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened

▪ There go our chances of winning the championship.

▪ There goes my career.

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HINT sense 1

Do not say 'to there': We went there (NOT went to there) by car.

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there ³

there³ [ðeə US ðer] interjection

1.) spoken used to express satisfaction that you have been proved right or that you have done what you intended to do

▪ There! I've done it! I've resigned.

▪ There, what did I tell you? I knew it wouldn't work.

2.) there, there!

spoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child

▪ There, there, don't get so upset!

3.) so there!

spoken used to show someone that you do not care what they think and you are not going to change your mind - used by children

▪ I'm going to Elly's party, and you can't stop me, so there!