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these
- /ðiːz/ UK
- /ðiz/ Canada, US
- /ðiːz/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
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.
determiner
- plural of this 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.
pronoun
- plural of this
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: are, both, ces, each, esc, etuc, following, herein, hong, indigenous, les, nuclear, present, sdlc, sef, such
Translations
Every language
det plural of this
| Español | estos, aquestos, estas, aquestas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | この kono, これらの korera-no |
| 中文 | 這些 /这些 zhèxiē |
| Português | estes, esses |
| Français | ces, ces …-ci |
| Deutsch | diese |
| Italiano | questi |
| Română | acești, aceste, ăștia, astea |
| Русский | э́ти éti |
| العربية | هٰذِهِ hāḏihi, هٰؤُلَاءِ hāʔulāʔi |
det known (things) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience
| Español | unos tales, unas tales |
|---|
Talk about this word "these." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/these. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. these. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/these "these." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/these.Cite this
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title = {these},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/these},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
