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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word this once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning this meaning

What does this mean?

Definitions in simple English

this Determiner

— You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you. This trip was a great idea. Which book is yours, this one or that one?

— The known thing. This man went to the door.

this Demonstrative Determiner

— The thing indicated. This is my hand.

this determiner

— The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

— The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).

— The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).

— (informal) 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 ...".

— which is current

this adverb

— To the degree or extent indicated

this pronoun

— The thing, item, etc. being indicated

this noun

— (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

— (computer) Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages.

this interjection

— (Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Synonyms this synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as this?

this English » English

that

these

here

it

this one

she

he

the

now

her

proximal

him

those

this here

such

present

this way

this is it

so long

so

near

its

his

current

yonder

year

us

ts

tooth

today’s

today

to be

thus

this year

this is

the one

that thing

that and the other

thank you

teeth

such a thing

said

root

recall

real

previously mentioned

our

not that

main

louse

Topics this topics

What do people use this to talk about?

Grammar Part of speech Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

• What pronouns are used to indicate a particular referent?
  a an the this these that those specific

Grammar General words

General adverbs

• What general words can replace an adverb?
  thus thusly so how like this this way in that way in this manner

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Explain

• What words do people use when they start to explain something?
  in other words let me explain that is to put it another way put it like this put it this way let me rephrase that

States Location

Here, there

• What words refer to a place near the speaker?
  here hereabouts hither in this place on this very spot around here

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

But

• What words indicate that something is true in spite of facts or problems that make it seem unlikely?
  but yet still nevertheless even so anyway all the same in spite of this despite this for all that though although

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Prompters of attention

• What words are used to get someone's attention?
  you you there hey you hello excuse me attention attention please may I have your attention please pay attention listen up everybody now hear this and now for an important announcement and now for a word from our sponsor just a moment wait a minute lend me your ears look here ahem
• What words are used to direct someone's attention to something?
  behold look will you look at that get a load of this

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Prefer

• What words refer to preferring something?
  prefer preferably in preference to favor like something better like this more than that have a preference give me something any day! be partial to

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Revenge

• What words refer to getting revenge?
  revenge get revenge take revenge in revenge avenge get back at get even with pay back repay requite retaliate in retaliation retribution wreak vengeance I'll get you for this be out to get

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Go

• What words refer to moving away from the speaker?
  go (away) leave here/this place get out of here

Physical actions Move Travel

Way, route

• What do you say to someone when you want them to tell you the way?
  can you tell me the way to do you know the way to how do I get to can you direct me to is this the way to

States Big Distance

Near

• What words indicate that something is nearer than something else?
  nearer closer before on this side of nearest closest

States Big Weigh

Light in weight

• What words refer to something becoming light?
  lose weight work something off work off some of this weight

States Time Period of time Day

Night

• What words refer to this night?
  tonight this night

States Time Period of time

Week

• What words refer to a week?
  week this week last week next week the weeks to come

States Time Period of time

Month

• What words refer to a month?
  month this month last month next month the months to come

States Time Period of time

Year

• What words refer to a year?
  year this year last year next year the years to come

States Time Period of time

Era

• What words refer to an era?
  era age epoch the times generation this age the age to come

States Time Take time

A long time

• What do people say when they want someone to do something for a long time?
  take your time make it last we want this to last a long time

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Since, from

• What words indicate that something starts to happen now and will continue?
  from now on from this time forward starting now starting from now effective immediately henceforth

States Time Aspectual time Past

Recently

• What words indicate that an event happened a very short time ago?
  just only just a moment ago a minute ago just this minute barely scarcely hardly

States Time Aspectual time Present

Now

• What words indicate that a situation exists now?
  now right now nowadays at this time at the present time currently already

States Time Aspectual time Future

Immediately

• What words indicate that something happened immediately?
  immediately instantly this instant sudden suddenly right away right now at once without any time going by without delay no sooner

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

And, also

• What words indicate that you are adding another thought to a previous one?
  and also too besides besides this as well so do I/so has she/so are they in addition not to mention likewise both...and and also again further in addition to not only...but also some...others first...then let me add

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Cause

• What words indicate that something is the cause or reason for an event or state?
  cause reason source because because of for this reason for the above reasons for the following reasons first cause origin breed (v) gives birth to due to owing to thus

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Result

• What words indicate the result of something?
  result outcome end to result in to lead to wages to end up being have as a consequence therefore so then consequently as a result for this reason with the result that so that as a result to cause which caused so that that accordingly then hence and so yield has the effect of

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses

• What words mark a digression?
  let me just insert as an aside this is off the subject oh by the way

Examples this examples

How do I use this in a sentence?

Simple sentences

This is never going to end.

Education in this world disappoints me.

Who painted this painting?

This is the town I told you about.

This knife was very useful to me.

You must put an end to this foolish behavior.

You have only to read a few pages of this book.

You have no choice in this matter.

Is this your glass or your sister's?

I want you to read this book.

In case of an emergency, push this button.

Is the school on this side of the river?

What is this?

What's this?

I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.

Are you sure about this?

This is what I would have said.

This is always the way it has been.

This is not important.

I didn't want this to happen.

I didn't mean for this to happen.

This is not something that anyone can do.

This is a pun.

This is impossible!

This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States.

This is not my type.

How did you come up with this crazy idea?

You did this intentionally!

Movie subtitles

Is this your house?

This house is a rich person's house, right?

I marked this place as my territory.

Dogs mark their territory like this.

What the. How can this place be your territory?

What is this. So is he saying that he's a dog? Wha?

With just this one shirt, I can feed 5 people in my family.

This is too much!

So this is how Hot Room looks like.

This is fun.

Even if you like me that much. All the way from Australia. Why would you come all this way?

This is Yoon's house and our house is over here.

Hey, but our house is this way.

This isn't our house.

So this means that the creatures of Area 18 have fallen, right?

I was planning to do this even without it.

You're being very careless about this.

This makes it seven incidences since Zero appeared.

Lelouch, is this what you wanted to see?

No, this disturbance is merely part of the calculation.

At this rate, the loyalty of us, the Purists, will be questioned.

When we're like this, it doesn't seem too different from being in Britannia.

I placed a Geass on her which makes her carve a symbol on this wall every day.

This power.

This guy is just a slave.

I will not allow you to insult this man any further!

This is thought to be damage caused by the Geass invading the cerebrum.

Someone must break this chain asunder.

So, anyway, my cousin's best friend's older brother's girlfriend's sister is gonna be bringing some by this afternoon, and I know it sounds a little stupid, but I'm kind of nervous to pick them up myself.

You know, in case a teacher sees or something. But you got this invisibility ring, right?

But this tampon shit, it's not so fucking funny.

I can't do this to Nick.

This time she'll have the real shit.

I'd better go talk to Mary on this one.

Mickey, tell Frankie I can't do this anymore.

He doesn't fucking care about this anymore.

This time it was Johnny, the next time it'll be some other kid.

Oh, come on, J.J., you know I wouldn't touch this shit.

Nick, this whole thing, it's torn our crew apart.

Hey, Johnny, we should go shoot hoops after this. You wanna go shoot hoops?

Hey. Listen, this is my last time.

Uh, Frankie, I'm not sure this is a great idea.

News and current affairs

There is probably some slight truth - and also a certain degree of irony - to this argument.

This did not happen, because neither the Western Allies nor the Soviet Union supported it.

This dream quickly faded when the Cold War divided the world into two hostile blocs.

It cannot be the same as the 1945 consensus, but we would do well, on this anniversary, to remember why that consensus was forged in the first place.

Not all are happy about this American notion.

This is neither a correct description nor a useful terminology for terrorist acts, which are more correctly described as criminal.

This is the beginning of a new authoritarianism.

Germans certainly use this argument to stay out of the action wherever possible.

This stance, however, has not prevented the spread of something for which a German word is used in other languages, too: Angst.

This is akin to a WTO test for departures from established international standards.

But this scenario failed to materialize.

This means two things.

He never found his way back, and when confronted with the New Politics of primaries and populism, he became dispirited when he could not cope with this new style.

This was the bedrock of his hope for reconciliation between Jew and Arab.

But before this new order appears, the world may be faced with spreading disorder, if not outright chaos.

This dream quickly faded when the Cold War divided the world into two hostile blocs. But in some ways the 1945 consensus, in the West, was strengthened by Cold War politics.

This is too small a pool of money from which to achieve deficit reduction on the scale that the US will need in the years ahead.

But reality has shown that this approach is not tenable.

International cooperation has increased markedly, in part because governments that cannot agree on many things can agree on the need to cooperate in this area.

Helping to make societies in the Middle East and elsewhere more democratic might reduce the alienation that can lead to radicalism and worse, but this is easier said than done.