these
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- enPR: thēz, IPA(key): /ðiːz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ðiz/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
DeterminerEdit
these
- plural of this
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest[1]:
- 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 notesEdit
Depending on the context, the word those may be used either in place of or interchangeably with these.
TranslationsEdit
plural of this
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PronounEdit
these
TranslationsEdit
plural of this
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (dated) thesis
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
these f (plural theses or thesen)
- statement, thesis, proposition
- Synonym: stelling
- thesis (lengthy essay)
- Synonyms: scriptie, proefschrift, dissertatie
Usage notesEdit
- 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.
LatinEdit
NounEdit
these
Middle EnglishEdit
DeterminerEdit
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
PronounEdit
these
- Alternative spelling of þese
NounEdit
these
Old DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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DeterminerEdit
these
InflectionEdit
Declension of these
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old SaxonEdit
DeterminerEdit
these m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of these
DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
these f (plural theses)
- Obsolete spelling of tese (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).