"là" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /la/, /la/ [Quebec], /lɑ/ [Quebec], /lɔ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-là.ogg [France]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French la, from Old French la, from Latin illāc. The grave accent on the a was added to disambiguate with la (“the”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|la|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French la, {{inh+|fr|frm|la}} Inherited from Middle French la, {{inh|fr|fro|la}} Old French la, {{inh|fr|la|illāc}} Latin illāc, {{m|fr|la||the}} la (“the”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} là
  1. referring to physical place
    there
    Sense id: en-là-fr-adv-48x~LRc~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 20
  2. referring to physical place
    here; present (used with être)
    Synonyms: ici (alt: with verbs other than être)
    Sense id: en-là-fr-adv-LQmpkdxu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 20
  3. referring to an abstract destination or goal; there
    Sense id: en-là-fr-adv-3jcBnuFv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 40 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: çà et là, ici et là, oh là là, là-bas, là-dehors, là-haut, par là Related terms: y (english: near-synonym in certain contexts)

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      "ipa": "/lɔ/",
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