that

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Also spelled dat and thet

US /ðət/ UK /ðæt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8

Meanings

1

conj
Used to introduce a clause stating what someone says, thinks, or believes.

He told me that the book is a good read.
2

conj
Used after words like so or such to introduce a result or effect.

The noise was so loud that she woke up.
3

conj
Used to introduce a clause after an adjective such as sure, glad, or afraid.

I'm sure that you are right.

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Opposites

here there this yon yonder

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Derived forms that'd

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Dew Drops
As much of the dew that the dew drops drop, if dew drops do drop dew.

Keep the /dɹ/ cluster in drops and drop connected. Dew may begin with /d/ or /dj/, depending on your accent; use the form natural to you.

Etymology

From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.

that Middle English þæt Old English *þat Proto-Germanic *tód Proto-Indo-European

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# that

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** conj
**IPA (US):** /ðət/
**IPA (UK):** /ðæt/
**Frequency rank:** 8

## Meanings
1. Used to introduce a clause stating what someone says, thinks, or believes.
2. Used after words like so or such to introduce a result or effect.
3. Used to introduce a clause after an adjective such as sure, glad, or afraid.

## Examples
- He told me that the book is a good read.
- The noise was so loud that she woke up.
- I'm sure that you are right.

## Antonyms
- here
- there
- this
- yon
- yonder

## Derived Forms
- that'd

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: that
- Root: þæt
- Root: *þat
- Root: *tód

## Etymology
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.

## AI Etymology
That is from Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.

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- Grammar & Function Words

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