this
/ðɪs/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.82 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
det
A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with “a certain ...”.
Informal
det
Designates the current or next instance.
Example Sentences
- "This classroom is where I learned to read and write."
- "Right, boys, as much fun as this night has been, this girl is tired, so I'm gonna hit the hay."
- ""As far as I can tell, there's been no journalistic interest in these basic issues of why Wikipedia editors make the decisions they do, and how they give effect to them, despite the fact the announcement of the ban was basically worldwide news," wrote Reddit user ronsmith7. Well, ronsmith7, today is your lucky day because this journalist is interested in those issues."
- "Hey, you know what's got two thumbs and really likes brownies? This guy!"
- "I am no longer your little naïve toy. I am a woman. All woman. And this woman is tired of your crap."
- ""You'll find another way. This girl is done." Hayden let his gun fall to the ground. "You can shoot me if you want. It's your call.""
Etymology
From Middle English þis, this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from the North Sea Germanic base *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North-West Germanic definitive suffix *-s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”). Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”), Old Gutnish þissi (“this”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: þis, *þat, *tód