these
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) enPR: thēz, IPA(key): /ðiːz/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ðiz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
Determiner edit
these
- plural of this
- 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
- He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
- Seinfeld, The Alternate Side
- These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Usage notes edit
Depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.
Translations edit
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Pronoun edit
these
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plural of this
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Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
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Alternative forms edit
- (dated) thesis
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
these f (plural theses or thesen)
- statement, thesis, proposition
- Synonym: stelling
- thesis (lengthy essay)
- Synonyms: scriptie, proefschrift, dissertatie
Usage notes edit
- These and proefschrift are general terms for any thesis or dissertation submitted for the attainment of an academic degree, whereas scriptie usually refers specifically to a final assignment as part of a bachelor's or master's degree and dissertatie usually refers to a doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis.
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
these
Middle English edit
Determiner edit
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
Pronoun edit
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
Noun edit
these
Old Dutch edit
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Determiner edit
these
Inflection edit
Declension of these
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Further reading edit
- “these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon edit
Determiner edit
these m
Declension edit
Declension of these
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Portuguese edit
Noun edit
these f (plural theses)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of tese.