What does “these” mean?
- 1
determinerused before a plural noun for things or people near you
These shoes are too small for me.
- 2
pronounthe things or people near you or just mentioned
Are these yours?
These at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & pronoun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ðiz/ · THEEZ
How to use “these” correctly
“These” is the plural of “this”; use “those” for things farther away. “These days” means “nowadays”.
Common phrases with “these”
- these days
- one of these
“these” is on these word lists
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- a determinerA1used before a singular noun when you mean any one, or one not mentioned before
- another determinerA1one more of the same kind
- each determinerA1every one of two or more people or things, seen separately
- his determinerA1belonging to or connected with a man or boy already mentioned
- its determinerA1belonging to or connected with a thing or animal already mentioned
- my determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker
- our determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker and others
- that determinerA1used for a person or thing farther away or already mentioned