those

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US /ðoʊz/ UK /ðəʊz/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like doze /ð/ vs /d/

Freq #165

Meanings

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

pron
The people or things already mentioned or being pointed to.

Those who arrive early will get the best seats.

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Idioms (1)

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one of those things
an odd or unfortunate situation accepted as unavoidable and not worth further explanation

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.

thos Middle English

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# those

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det, pron
**IPA (US):** /ðoʊz/
**IPA (UK):** /ðəʊz/
**Frequency rank:** 165

## Meanings
1. The plural of 'that'; used to point to people or things that are further away or already known.
2. The people or things already mentioned or being pointed to.

## Examples
- Those mountains in the distance are covered in snow.
- Those who arrive early will get the best seats.

## Antonyms
- these

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thos

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Those is 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. In present-day use, it can mean the plural of 'that'; used to point to people or things that are further away or already known, or the people or things already mentioned or being pointed to.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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