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det — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ID noun In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind driven by basic, unconscious instincts and desires.
  • it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
  • 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."
  • there adv In or at that place.

Senses

det is used for these senses in English:

  • id (psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.
  • 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.]
  • 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.)
  • there (as complement of 'be') In existence in some place.
  • there Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.

ID — full definition

  1. noun In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind driven by basic, unconscious instincts and desires.
  2. noun Informal short form of "identification", such as a driving licence or passport used to prove who you are.
  3. verb Informal: to check or ask for someone's identification.

it — full definition

  1. pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
  2. pron Used as a placeholder subject in sentences describing weather, time, or general conditions.

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