Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
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- [stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh; unstressed before a vowel th ee]
- /stressed ði; unstressed before a consonant ðə; unstressed before a vowel ði/
- /ðə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh; unstressed before a vowel th ee]
- /stressed ði; unstressed before a consonant ðə; unstressed before a vowel ði/
Definitions of the word
- adverb the (used to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree and to signify “in or by that,” “on that account,” “in or by so much,” or “in some or any degree”): He's been on vacation and looks the better for it. 1
- adverb the (used in correlative constructions to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, in one instance with relative force and in the other with demonstrative force, and signifying “by how much … by so much” or “in what degree … in that degree”): the more the merrier; The bigger they are, the harder they fall. 1
- noun the before a noun 1
- noun the before a proper noun 1
- noun the for sth unique 1
- noun the with a title 1
Information block about the term
Origin of the
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English, uninflected stem of the demonstrative pronoun. See that
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for The
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
the popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
the usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for the
adj the
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
adjective the
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
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