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this and that

this and that
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [th is and th at]
    • /ðɪs ænd ðæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [th is and th at]
    • /ðɪs ænd ðæt/

Definitions of this and that words

  • phrase this and that If you say that you are doing or talking about this and that, or this, that, and the other you mean that you are doing or talking about a variety of things that you do not want to specify. 0
  • noun this and that various unspecified and trivial actions, matters, objects, etc 0
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Parts of speech for This and that

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of This and that

this and that popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

Synonyms for this and that

noun this and that

  • motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
  • notions — a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
  • novelties — Plural form of novelty.
  • oddment — an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.
All 4 Synonyms of this and that

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