3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
ðeɪ Things Pronoun John Liz Walk Carrying Bottom
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/ðeɪ/ /ðeɪ/ |
Example |
- ‘where are john and liz?’ ‘they went for a walk.’
- they (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
- if anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
- the rest, as they say, is history.
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they(pronoun)/ðeɪ/ /ðeɪ/- people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified
- ‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk.’
- They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
- used instead of he or she to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
- If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
- people in general
- The rest, as they say, is history.
- people in authority or experts
- They cut my water off.
- They now say that red wine is good for you.
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old Norse their, nominative plural masculine of sá; related to them and their, also to that and the.
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