"the" meaning in All languages combined

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Determiner [English]

IPA: /ðiː/ [stressed, UK], /ði/ [stressed, US], /ðə/ [unstressed] Audio: en-us-the-stressed.ogg [stressed, US], en-ca-the.ogg [unstressed, Canada], en-us-the-unstressed.ogg [unstressed, US] Forms: the
enPR: thē [stressed, UK], thē [stressed, US], thə [unstressed] Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used when your listener will know which one you mean. Tags: plural, singular
    Sense id: simple-the-en-det-kW2BU~4A Categories (other): Count determiners, Definite determiners, Non-count determiners, Plural determiners, Singular determiners
  2. Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Tags: plural, singular
    Sense id: simple-the-en-det-os45hR1P Categories (other): Count determiners, Definite determiners, Non-count determiners, Plural determiners, Singular determiners
  3. Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people or things concerned. Tags: plural
    Sense id: simple-the-en-det-8kaMQL3k Categories (other): Definite determiners, Plural determiners
  4. Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
    Sense id: simple-the-en-det-wgdJT3fM Categories (other): Definite determiners
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    }
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Compare \"I went into a room.\" and \"I went into the kitchen.\""
        }
      ],
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        "Used when your listener will know which one you mean."
      ],
      "id": "simple-the-en-det-kW2BU~4A",
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
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      "tags": [
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?"
        }
      ],
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        "Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special."
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The poor need our help."
        }
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        "Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people or things concerned."
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You are the best."
        }
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        "Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs."
      ],
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        "before-vowel"
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      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiː/",
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      ],
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        "stressed",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "sampa": "/Di:/",
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði/",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "sampa": "/Di/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-the-stressed.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "thə",
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      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðə/",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
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      ],
      "sampa": "/D@/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-the.ogg",
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        "before-consonant"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "the"
}
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        "Determiner"
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    }
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        {
          "text": "Compare \"I went into a room.\" and \"I went into the kitchen.\""
        }
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          "text": "Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "Plural determiners"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The poor need our help."
        }
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        "Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people or things concerned."
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        {
          "text": "You are the best."
        }
      ],
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        "Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs."
      ],
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        "definite"
      ]
    }
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      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiː/",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "sampa": "/Di:/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "thē",
      "raw_tags": [
        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ði/",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "before-vowel"
      ],
      "sampa": "/Di/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "thə",
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      ],
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        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðə/",
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        "before-consonant"
      ],
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        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "sampa": "/D@/",
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        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-the.ogg",
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        "before-consonant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "unstressed",
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-the-unstressed.ogg",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "the"
}

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