Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associated with them (" their new car"), while they're is a contraction of "they are" ("when they're ready").
There is commonly used to introduce sentences or to indicate where something is, as in It’s over there, next to the window. Their is the possessive form of the personal pronoun they, essentially meaning “belonging to or possessed by them,” as in Is that their car, or ours?
We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
When do we use “there”? While “their” is a seemingly simple word, with two distinct uses and a clear meaning, “there” is a little bit more complex, in regard to the contexts where it may appear. To be clear, “there” is mainly used as an adverb, expressing a location or a particular place.
Define there. there synonyms, there pronunciation, there translation, English dictionary definition of there. in or at that place: The book is over there. Not to be confused with: their – possessive case of they: It is their book. they're – they are: They’re working...
There is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling attention to something, especially to something distant; such as in the phrases There, there!, See there! and Look there!
Used to express sympathy, concern, etc. when repeated. There, there! everything will be OK.
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