English Explanatory Dictionary

that

English dictionary entry

Meanings

conj
  1. Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
  2. Introducing a clause that is the subject of a verb, especially the 'be' verb or a verb expressing judgement, opinion, etc.
  3. As delayed subject.
  4. As direct subject.
  5. Introducing a clause that complements an adjective or passive participle.
  6. Expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
  7. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
  8. Introducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.
  9. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence, or effect.
  10. Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose, or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might, or should: so, so that, in order that.
  11. Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
  12. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
det
  1. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
pron
  1. The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
  2. Used to refer to a noun phrase or statement just made.
  3. Used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question.
  4. In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who.
  5. Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.
adv
  1. To a given extent or degree.
  2. Denoting an equal degree.
  3. Denoting 'as much', 'no less'.
  4. To a great extent or degree; very, particularly.
  5. To such an extent; so.
noun
  1. Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

Pronunciation

/ðət/ thət /ðæt/ thăt LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-that.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-that.wav en-us-that.ogg [ˈðat] [ˈd̪aʔ] /ðɛt/ /d̪ʱaʈ/ /d̪ʱəʈ/ [ˈdäʔ] [ˈdä]

Word forms

that 'at 't dat thet yt yᵗ yͭ yt. those thats

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English þæt Middle English that English that From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.

Synonyms

so

Antonyms

here there this yon yonder

Related words

which

Derived words

that clause that'd but that thataway that guy thatness that way that way inclined that will do thaz this, that, and the other you can't say fairer than that ain't that the truth all's fish that comes to the net all that and that and that's final and that's flat at that being that be that as it may come to that copy that don't be that guy don't cut yourself on that edge don't give me that don't that beat all do someone like that failing that fancy that follow that for that that time on funny that having said that how about that how do you like that how's that how's that again how's that for I don't know about that if that if that doesn't beat all if that don't beat all I know that's right I like that I'll drink to that imagine that in the hope that is that so is that the time is that what the kids are calling it these days I've never heard it called that before just like that keep telling yourself that leave it at that like that not that not want to do that now that's what I call

Translations

Arabic: أَنْ Arabic: ان Arabic: إنـ Arabic: إنّه Armenian: որ Azerbaijani: ki Basque: -la Belarusian: што Bengali: যে Bulgarian: че Catalan: que Cebuano: nga Chichewa: kuti Chinese Cantonese: 嘅 Mwali Comorian: amba Ndzwani Comorian: mba Czech: že Danish: at Dutch: dat Esperanto: ke Estonian: et Faroese: at Finnish: että French: que West-Frisian: dat Gagauz: ani Gagauz: ki Galician: que Georgian: რომ German: dass Greek: ότι Greek: πως Ancient Greek: ὅτι Ancient Greek: ὡς Hebrew: אֲשֶׁר Hebrew: שֶׁ־ Hebrew: כִּי Hindi: कि Hungarian: hogy Icelandic: að Ido: ke Indonesian: bahwa Ingrian: jot Ingrian: etti Ingrian: jet Ingrian: sto Irish: go Old Irish: co Italian: che Khmer: ថា Korean: 그 Afrikaans: daardie Southern Altai: ол Amharic: ያ Arabic: ذَاكَ Arabic: ذٰلِكَ Arabic: تِلْكَ Arabic: الي هناك دا Arabic: الي هناك دي Arabic: هداك Arabic: هديك Arabic: هدولاك Arabic: اَلَّذِي Arabic: اَلَّتِي Arabic: اَلَّذِينَ Arabic: اَللَّاتِي Tunisian Arabic: هَذَاكَ Tunisian Arabic: هَذِيكَ Tunisian Arabic: إِللِي Armenian: դա Armenian: որը Aromanian: atsel Bengali: ওইটা Bengali: ওটা Bengali: সেইটা Bengali: সেটা Bengali: ওইটি Bengali: ওটি Bengali: সেইটি Bengali: সেটি Bulgarian: това Bulgarian: който Bulgarian: която Bulgarian: което Bulgarian: когато Burmese: အဲဒါ Burmese: ဟို Burmese: ထို Burmese: ဟိုဟာ Catalan: açò Catalan: això Catalan: allò Chamicuro: mashala Cherokee: ᎥᏍᎩᎾ Chinese: нагә Chinese Mandarin: 那 Chinese Mandarin: 彼 Chinese Mandarin: 那个 Cornish: henna Cornish: honna Cornish: a Czech: to Czech: jenž Czech: který Dalmatian: col Danish: det Danish: der Dhivehi: އެ
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