Definitions
1.AdverbIn or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here)."I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.; I looked in the cupboard and my keys were there!; The air there is beneficial to health.; I consulted Wikipedia, and it says there that he died in 1970.; The view up here is better than the view down there!; There's that book I've been looking for!; He did not stop there, but continued his speech.; They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.; You know that I will always be there for you.; I know that aliens are there, somewhere.; If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!; Jim there has been with the company for twenty years.; Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens.; I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there."
2.AdverbAt that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place."He did not stop there, but continued his speech.; They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there."
3.AdverbIn a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there."You know that I will always be there for you."
4.AdverbIn existence in some place."I know that aliens are there, somewhere."
5.AdverbIn its correct position, so as to be fully and properly fitted or inserted."If I just push this in here like this, it should .... Ah! Good! It's there!"
6.AdverbAfter the name of a person perceived as located 'away' from the speaker, used familiarly to indicate that person."Jim there has been with the company for twenty years."
7.AdverbAfter certain determiners, especially 'them', 'that' and 'those', used to emphasise demonstrative sense; see also them there."Your dog's been a-chasin' those there chickens."
8.AdverbIn a notional place or situation of mental soundness and competence; see also all there."I spoke to her, but she didn't make much sense. I don't think she's totally there."
9.AdverbTo or into a place or location; thither."I've never been to Disneyland. Can we go there?; He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there."
10.AdverbInto an undesirable topic or subject matter; see also go there."He started to talk about ... you know ... and I told him please don't go there."
11.AdverbIn that matter, relation, etc.."You say that the president is a crook, and I certainly agree with you there."
12.AdverbWhere, there where, in which place.
13.AdverbIn this world: used to say that someone or something exists; see also pronoun section below.
14.InterjectionUsed to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now."There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right."
15.InterjectionUsed to express victory or completion."There! That knot should hold."
16.NounThat place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied)."We need someone to take us from here to there."
17.NounThat situation; that position."You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there."
18.PronounUsed as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied."There are two apples on the table. [=Two apples are on the table.]; There is no way to do it. [=No way to do it exists.]; Is there an answer? [=Does an answer exist?]; No, there isn't. [=No, one doesn't exist.]"
19.PronounUsed with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence."If x is a positive number, then there exists [=there is] a positive number y less than x.; There remain several problems with this approach. [=Several problems remain with this approach.]; Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. [=There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.]; There arose a great wind out of the east. [=There was now a great wind, arising in the east.]"
20.PronounUsed with other verbs, when raised."There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. [=It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.]; I expected there to be a simpler solution. [=I expected that there would be a simpler solution.]; There are beginning to be complications. [=It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.]; There aren't supposed to be two people at the post."
21.PronounThat."therefor, thereat, thereunder"
22.PronounAppended to words of greeting etc."Hi there, young fellow.; Oh, hello there, Bob, how are you doing?"
23.ContractionMisspelling of they’re.
24.DeterminerMisspelling of their.