Those: meaning, definitions and examples

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those

[ ðəʊz ]

^{Context #1}

demonstrative

used to refer to one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge

Synonyms

that, these, they

Examples of usage

Those are my favorite shoes.
I don't like those apples.
I need to return those books to the library.

^{Context #2}

demonstrative

used to indicate a specific thing or things that have already been mentioned or are known

Synonyms

specific, that, these

Examples of usage

Look at those beautiful flowers.
I want to buy those expensive sunglasses.
I remember reading those interesting articles.

Translations

Translations of the word "those" in other languages:

🇵🇹 aqueles

aquelas
esses
essas

🇮🇳 वे

🇩🇪 jene

🇮🇩 itu

🇺🇦 ті

🇵🇱 tamci

🇯🇵 それら

🇫🇷 ceux

🇪🇸 esos

esas
aquellos
aquellas

🇹🇷 şunlar

🇰🇷 그것들

🇸🇦 أولئك

🇨🇿 ti

🇸🇰 tí

🇨🇳 那些

🇸🇮 tisti

🇮🇸 þeir

þær
þau

🇰🇿 солар

🇬🇪 ისინი

🇦🇿 onlar

🇲🇽 esos

esas
aquellos
aquellas

Word origin

The word 'those' originated from the Middle English 'thos', which is a combination of 'the' and 'those'. It has been in use since the 13th century and has evolved to become a commonly used pronoun and adjective in modern English.