"these" meaning in English

See these in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ðiːz/, /ðiz/ [US] Audio: en-us-these.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-These.wav [UK] Forms: these
enPR: thēz Head templates: {{determiner}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of this; more than one (kind of) this. Tags: plural
    Sense id: simple-these-en-det-CJKR~IwD Categories (other): Count determiners, Definite determiners, Plural determiners, Plurals
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "these",
      "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": "Plural determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am going to take these sandwiches for my lunch."
        },
        {
          "text": "These paintings around me are not to be touched."
        },
        {
          "text": "These are the simple rules you have to follow."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have always wanted to own books like these."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of this; more than one (kind of) this."
      ],
      "id": "simple-these-en-det-CJKR~IwD",
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
        "count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thēz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiːz/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-these.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-These.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "these"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "these",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Determiner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "determiner"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Count determiners",
        "Definite determiners",
        "Plural determiners",
        "Plurals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am going to take these sandwiches for my lunch."
        },
        {
          "text": "These paintings around me are not to be touched."
        },
        {
          "text": "These are the simple rules you have to follow."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have always wanted to own books like these."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The plural form of this; more than one (kind of) this."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "definite",
        "count"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "thēz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiːz/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ðiz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-these.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-These.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "these"
}

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