Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there is

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.24 in modern English

Syllables: there is
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.

Example Sentences

"There is a man here to see you."
"There is a flaw in your argument."
"There's the doorbell. It'll be Mom."
"Data: For any event, there is an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow."

Inflected Forms

there’s (alternative)

Questions

What does there is mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.

How to pronounce there is

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