those

Meanings

1. 1
   det

   The plural of 'that'; used to point to people or things that are further away or already known.

   Those mountains in the distance are covered in snow.

2. 2
   pron

   The people or things already mentioned or being pointed to.

   Those who arrive early will get the best seats.

From Middle English thos (“those”), alteration of tho pl (“the; those”), equivalent to tho (“the; those”) + -s (plural ending), partly by analogy with thes (“these”), whose final -s is original and not a plural ending. More at tho.

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