Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

that is

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.74 in modern English

Syllables: that is
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation

Example Sentences

"The Brazilian population is multiethnic—that is, it has many ethnicities."
"We have never met —not formally, that is."
"Mr. Underwood not only ran The Maycomb Tribune office, he lived in it. That is, above it."
"Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time. Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive."

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þæt is.

Synonyms

that is to say i.e. better put in other words put differently that is to put it another way what this means is which is to say

Questions

What does that is mean?: In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation
Where does that is come from?: Inherited from Old English þæt is.

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