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ðət Conjunction Bre Story True It’s Received Letter

Word that
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / ðət / NAmE / ðət /
Example
  • she said (that) the story was true.
  • it’s possible (that) he has not received the letter.
  • the fact (that) he’s older than me is not relevant.
  • she was so tired (that) she couldn’t think straight.
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that

(conjunction)BrE / ðət / NAmE / ðət /
  1. used after some verbs, adjectives and nouns to introduce a new part of the sentence
    • She said (that) the story was true.
    • It’s possible (that) he has not received the letter.
    • The fact (that) he’s older than me is not relevant.
  2. used to express a result
    • She was so tired (that) she couldn’t think straight.
  3. used for expressing a hope or a wish
    • Oh that I could see him again!

    Word Origin

    • Old English thæt, nominative and accusative singular neuter of se ‘the’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dat and German das.
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