English Explanatory Dictionary

these

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. plural of this
pron
  1. plural of this

Pronunciation

thēz /ðiːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-These.wav /ðiz/ en-us-these.ogg

Word forms

these

Etymology

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

Derived words

between you and me and these four walls if these walls could talk one of these days one of these odd-come-shortlies these days these islands these ones these things happen with friends like these who needs enemies
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