los — meaning in English

English meaning

• the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
• them pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.

Senses

los is used for these senses in English:

• the The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable...
• the Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
• the Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy

the — full definition

1. article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
2. adv Used with comparative adjectives to show one thing changing in step with another.

them — full definition

1. pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.
2. pron Used for a single person whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary.

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