at that place

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Definition

Adverb: In, at, or to that specific location or position. It refers to a place that has been previously mentioned, is known from context, or is being pointed out.

Usage

• Use "there" to indicate a location that is not here (where the speaker is).
• It often functions as an adverb of place, answering the question "where?".
• It can be used to introduce the existence or presence of something (e.g., "There is a book on the table").

Examples

• Pointing out a location: "Your keys are over there, on the counter."
• Referring to a known place: "I went to London last year. I stayed there for a week."
• Indicating existence: "Look! There is a rainbow."

Advanced Usage

• "There, there": An idiom used to comfort someone, often while patting them gently.
  • Example: "There, there, don't cry. Everything will be alright."
• "There you go": A common phrase used when giving something to someone, or to indicate that something has been successfully completed or understood.
  • Example: "There you go, here's your coffee."

Variants and Related Words

• Here (adv.): In, at, or to this place (the opposite of "there").
• Where (adv.): In or to what place. Used to ask about location.
• Everywhere (adv.): In every place.
• Nowhere (adv.): In, at, or to no place; not anywhere.

Synonyms

• At that spot
• In that location
• Yonder (archaic or literary)

Related Phrases

• Here and there: In various places; scattered about.
  • Example: "Wildflowers grew here and there along the path."
• Then and there / There and then: Immediately, on the spot.
  • Example: "He made the decision there and then."

Notes

The phrase "at that place" is a definitional explanation for the common adverb "there". In everyday modern English, the single word "there" is almost always used instead of the full phrase "at that place".

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in or at that place
   • they have lived there for years
   • it's not there
   • that man there

Từ đồng nghĩa

• there
• in that location