die — meaning in English
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English meaning
- that det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- they pron Used to refer to a group of people or things already mentioned.
- which det Used to ask someone to specify one or more people or things from a known set.
- who pron Used to ask about the identity of a person or people.
- whom pron The object form of "who," used when referring to the person a verb or preposition acts on.
Senses
die is used for these senses in English:
- that (demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
- that (relative, plural that) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who. [from 9thc.]
- that one A specified object, thing or person (especially one further away/over there or known or mentioned later). (This entry is a translation hub.)
- these plural of this
- they (the third-person singular nominative, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 20th c.) non-binary. [since 14th c.]
- those plural of that
- which (mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).
- who (fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.
that — full definition
- det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- pron Used in place of a noun already mentioned, to refer to it again.
- conj Used to introduce a clause explaining or reporting something, often after verbs like "say," "think," or "know."
- pron Used to introduce extra information about a noun already mentioned (a relative clause), similar to "which" or "who."
- adv To the degree just mentioned; so.
they — full definition
- pron Used to refer to a group of people or things already mentioned.
- pron Used to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown, unspecified, or non-binary.
- pron People in general, or unspecified people (excluding the speaker).