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I. definite article see: that Date: before 12th century 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance cat out> b. — used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class <~ President> <~ Lord> c. — used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of ~ compass <~ night is cold> d. — used as a function word before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to what is present or immediate or is under consideration e. — used as a function word before names of some parts of ~ body or of ~ clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective arm today> f. — used as a function word before ~ name of a branch of human endeavor or proficiency <~ law> g. — used as a function word in prepositional phrases to indicate that ~ noun in ~ phrase serves as a basis for computation h. — used as a function word before a proper name (as of a ship or a well-known building) <~ Mayflower> i. — used as a function word before a proper name to indicate ~ distinctive characteristics of a person or thing <~ John Doe that we know wouldn't lie> j. — used as a function word before ~ plural form of a surname to indicate all ~ members of a family <~ Johnsons> k. — used as a functon word before ~ plural form of a numeral that is a multiple of ten to denote a particular decade of a century or of a person's life l. — used as a function word before ~ name of a commodity or any familiar appurtenance of daily life to indicate reference to ~ individual thing, part, or supply thought of as at hand m. — used as a function word to designate one of a class as ~ best, most typical, best known, or most worth singling out <~ pill> — sometimes used before a personal name to denote ~ most prominent bearer of that name 2. a. (1) — used as a function word with a noun modified by an adjective or by an attributive noun to limit ~ application of ~ modified noun to that specified by ~ adjective or by ~ attributive noun <~ right answer> (2) — used as a function word before an absolute adjective or an ordinal number but ~ best> b. (1) — used as a function word before a noun to limit its application to that specified by a succeeding element in ~ sentence <~ poet Wordsworth> <~ days of our youth> have ~ time to write> (2) — used as a function word after a person's name to indicate a characteristic trait or notorious activity specified by ~ succeeding noun 3. a. — used as a function word before a singular noun to indicate that ~ noun is to be understood generically <~ dog is a domestic animal> b. — used as a function word before a singular substantivized adjective to indicate an abstract idea essay on ~ sublime> 4. — used as a function word before a noun or a substantivized adjective to indicate reference to a group as a whole <~ elite> II. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thȳ by that, instrumental of thæt that Date: before 12th century than before ; than o~rwise, 2. to what extent , to that extent , beyond all o~rs , III. preposition Etymology: 1~ Date: 15th century per 2
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before a vowel adj. & adv. --adj. (called the definite article) 1 denoting one or more persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied, or familiar (gave the man a wave; shall let the matter drop; hurt myself in the arm; went to the theatre). 2 serving to describe as unique (the Queen; the Thames). 3 a (foll. by defining adj.) which is, who are, etc. (ignored the embarrassed Mr Smith; Edward the Seventh). b (foll. by adj. used absol.) denoting a class described (from the sublime to the ridiculous). 4 best known or best entitled to the name (with the stressed: no relation to the Kipling; this is the book on this subject). 5 used to indicate a following defining clause or phrase (the book that you borrowed; the best I can do for you; the bottom of a well). 6 a used to indicate that a singular noun represents a species, class, etc. (the cat loves comfort; has the novel a future?; plays the harp well). b used with a noun which figuratively represents an occupation, pursuit, etc. (went on the stage; too fond of the bottle). c (foll. by the name of a unit) a, per (5p in the pound; {pound}5 the square metre; allow 8 minutes to the mile). d colloq. or archaic designating a disease, affliction, etc. (the measles; the toothache; the blues). 7 (foll. by a unit of time) the present, the current (man of the moment; questions of the day; book of the month). 8 Brit. colloq. my, our (the dog; the fridge). 9 used before the surname of the chief of a Scottish or Irish clan (the Macnab). 10 dial. (esp. in Wales) used with a noun characterizing the occupation of the person whose name precedes (Jones the Bread). --adv. (preceding comparatives in expressions of proportional variation) in or by that (or such a) degree; on that account (the more the merrier; the more he gets the more he wants). Phrases and idioms all the in the full degree to be expected (that makes it all the worse). so much the (tautologically) so much, in that degree (so much the worse for him). Etymology: (adj.) OE, replacing se, seo, th{aelig}t (= THAT), f. Gmc: (adv.) f....Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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