word-vault/dist/data/cards/th/this.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "this",
    "partOfSpeech": "determiner, pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to refer to a particular person, thing or event that is close to you, especially compared with another",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How long have you been living in this country?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Well, make up your mind. Which do you want? This one or that one?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think you'll find these more comfortable than those."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is this your bag?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to refer to something/somebody that has already been mentioned",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was a court case resulting from this incident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boy was afraid and the dog had sensed this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What's this I hear about you getting married?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "used for introducing somebody/yourself",
            "labels": "(North American English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hello, **this is** Carlos Diaz *(= on the phone)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is this Maria? *(= on the phone)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is that Maria?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jo, this is Kate *(= when you are introducing them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the captain speaking."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used for showing somebody to something or calling somebody's attention to something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do it like this *(= in the way I am showing you)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Listen to this."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used with periods of time related to the present",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "this week/month/year"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw her this morning *(= today in the morning)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you want me to come this Tuesday *(= Tuesday of this week)* or next Tuesday?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do it **this minute** *(= now)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He never comes to see me **these days** *(= now, as compared with the past)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "used to refer to somebody/something that is connected with a person, especially when you have a particular attitude towards it or them",
            "sensetop": "this something of somebody’s",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These new friends of hers are supposed to be very rich."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "used when you are telling a story or telling somebody about something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was this strange man sitting next to me on the plane."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been getting these pains in my chest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "various things or activities",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘What did you talk about?’ ‘Oh, this and that.’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðɪs/",
                "audio": "th/this/this__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðiːz/",
                "audio": "th/this/these__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðɪs/",
                "audio": "th/this/this__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðiːz/",
                "audio": "th/this/these__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin; related to that and the."
}