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1. thē̆r-ǒut(e adv.

Additional spellings: therout, ther-oute, theroute
47 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) With ref. to a clearly defined place or structure (literal or fig.): outside it or them; ?also, from outside of it [quot. c1275, 2nd]; (b) with ref. to an unexpressed but strongly implied or an…

2. thē̆r-in(ne adv.

Additional spellings: therin, ther-inne, therinne
193 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) With ref. to a physical place, region, city, body of water, the world, heaven, etc.: in that place, in it, within its borders or bounds, therein, there; also in fig. context; that..ther-in, in…

3. thē̆r-tēken adv.

Additional spellings: therteken
8 quotations in 1 sense
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With ref. to a situation, circumstance, an abstract entity, etc.: in addition to that or those, besides that; also, with only very general ref. to what precedes: moreover, in addition, furthermore…

4. thē̆r-at adv.

Additional spellings: therat
58 quotations in 4 senses
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With ref. to a physical place, point in space, an object, etc. or to a specified event: (a) in that place, at that spot, there; (b) at that event; ben ther-at (presente, to be in attendance at that…

5. thē̆r-bī adv.

Additional spellings: therbi
97 quotations in 5 senses
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With ref. to a physical place, a geographical feature, a structure, etc.: (a) near that place, near it, adjacent to it, by or beside it; ?also, within that place [last quot.]; (b) with verbs of…

6. thē̆r-upon adv.

Additional spellings: therupon
80 quotations in 4 senses
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With ref. to a concrete object, place or other physical point of reference, a part of the body, etc.: (a) on top of that, on it or them; also in fig. context [1st quot.]; also, along or at the top…

7. thē̆r-binne adv.

Additional spellings: therbinne
5 quotations in 1 sense
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With ref. to a specified place: (a) within that or it, inside there, therein; ?also, as rel. adv.: wherein, in which place [2nd quot.]; (b) as quasi-adj.: (which was) within.

8. thē̆r adv.

697 quotations in 18 senses
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As dem. adv. with locative function, used to indicate essentially spatial relationships: (a) with ref. to a clearly specified place or point in space, physically removed from the setting of the…

9. thē̆r-bifōre(n adv.

Additional spellings: therbifore, ther-biforen, therbiforen
23 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) With ref. to an unspecified time, understood to be the time at which the action is occurring: before that time, hitherto, earlier; (b) with ref. to a particular action, event, or point in a…

10. thē̆r-of adv.

Additional spellings: therof
290 quotations in 15 senses
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With verbs of motion, separation, removal, privation, etc., referring to a physical place or a concrete object: out of that place, out of it, away from it, from that or them, of it; also in fig. conte…

11. thē̆r-tọ̄̆yẹ̄nes adv.

Additional spellings: thertoyenes
11 quotations in 2 senses
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With ref. to a concrete object or physical force: (a) toward it, directly at it; (b) against it.

12. thē̆r-within adv.

Additional spellings: therwithin
14 quotations in 3 senses
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With ref. to a physical place (literal or fig.): (a) inside that place, within it; with ref. to gates or a screen: within its or their confines; also, with verb of motion: into that place [quot…

13. thē̆r-on adv.

Additional spellings: theron
122 quotations in 7 senses
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With ref. to a place, structure, concrete object, part of a body, an animal, etc.: (a) with verbs denoting position: on top of it, that, them, or those, on it, on them; ?also, as rel. adv.: on which…

14. thē̆r-onyẹ̄n adv.

Additional spellings: theronyen
6 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With ref. to some action (hypothetical or actual) or an implied action: in opposition to that, against it; (b) with ref. to an action or to the object of an action: in recompense for that, in…

15. thē̆r-with adv.

Additional spellings: therwith
134 quotations in 6 senses
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With ref. to an abstraction, an abstract entity, a command, etc.: (a) against that or it, against those; from it or them; parten ther-with, to separate (oneself) from it, cease it; (b) taken ther-with

16. thē̆r-ō̆ver adv.

Additional spellings: therover
26 quotations in 2 senses
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With ref. to a concrete object, structure, physical place, etc.: (a) above that or it, above those or them, positioned over it or them; also, on top of that or them [quots. ?a1450(a1400) & ?a1450]…

17. thē̆r-under adv.

Additional spellings: therunder
35 quotations in 2 senses
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With ref. to a concrete object, structure, place, substance, an animate being, etc.: (a) beneath it, that, or them, placed below it, under it; beneath the exterior or surface of it; also in fig.

18. thē̆r-abǒute(n adv.

Additional spellings: theraboute, ther-abouten, therabouten
72 quotations in 4 senses
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With ref. to a clearly specified place or location, a concrete object, or a part of the body: (a) in the vicinity of it, that, them, or those; here and there in that place; onfaste ther-aboute, near…

19. thē̆r-next adv.

Additional spellings: thernext
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With ref. to a loosely specified place: nearby, close at hand; (b) with ref. to a point in a temporal or logical sequence or in a narration: next after that, following that.

20. thē̆r-right(e adv.

Additional spellings: therright, ther-righte, therrighte
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With ref. to a loosely defined place: right there, on the spot, in that very place; (b) with ref. to a temporal sequence or set of circumstances: right then, immediately; also, in the near future…