those
A1
det
pron
Freq #165
Meanings
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1
det
plural of that
Those bolts go with these parts.
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2
pron
plural of that
those who serve [those persons who serve]
Etymology
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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