What does “those” mean?
- 1
determinerused before a plural noun for things or people farther away
Can you see those birds on the roof?
- 2
pronounthe people or things farther away or already mentioned
Those who finish early can leave.
Those at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & pronoun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ðoʊz/ · THOHZ
How to use “those” correctly
“Those” is the plural of “that”. “Those who …” means “the people who …”.
Common phrases with “those”
- those who
- in those days
- one of those
“those” is on these word lists
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- 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