eso — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
eso is used for these senses in English:
- it The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
- it The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
- 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 (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]
it — full definition
- pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
- pron Used as a placeholder subject in sentences describing weather, time, or general conditions.
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.