"that" meaning in English

See that in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ðæt/ Audio: en-us-that.ogg [US] Forms: that
enPR: thăt Head templates: {{subordinator}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use that to mark a clause as subordinate.
    Sense id: simple-that-en-conj-gr9fy9JI

Determiner

IPA: /ðæt/ Audio: en-us-that.ogg [US] Forms: that
enPR: thăt Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-that-en-det-n-cnZL3S Categories (other): Count determiners, Definite determiners, Non-count determiners, Singular determiners
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "that",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Count determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Definite determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Non-count determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singular determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Give me that book, not this one."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me that, not this."
        },
        {
          "text": "That dog is hungry."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker."
      ],
      "id": "simple-that-en-det-n-cnZL3S",
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
        "count",
        "non-count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thăt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðæt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/D{t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-that.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "that"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "that",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Subordinator"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "subordinator"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You said that you liked me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me the book that I dropped."
        },
        {
          "text": "That it won't work is clear."
        },
        {
          "text": "Fool that she was, Mary didn't accept John's proposal."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use that to mark a clause as subordinate."
      ],
      "id": "simple-that-en-conj-gr9fy9JI"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thăt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðæt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/D{t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-that.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "that"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "that",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Count determiners",
        "Definite determiners",
        "Non-count determiners",
        "Singular determiners"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Give me that book, not this one."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me that, not this."
        },
        {
          "text": "That dog is hungry."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
        "count",
        "non-count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thăt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðæt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/D{t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-that.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "that"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "that",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Subordinator"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "subordinator"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You said that you liked me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Give me the book that I dropped."
        },
        {
          "text": "That it won't work is clear."
        },
        {
          "text": "Fool that she was, Mary didn't accept John's proposal."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use that to mark a clause as subordinate."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thăt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðæt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/D{t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-that.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "that"
}

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