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stressed ei; unstressed before a consonant e?, unstressed before a vowel eithe

Wikipedia(2.97 / 49 votes)Rate this definition:

1. The

   The (listen) is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners or readers. It is the only definite article in English. The is the most commonly used word in the English language, accounting for seven percent of all words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of either genders. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers.

Webster Dictionary(3.40 / 113 votes)Rate this definition:

1. The(verb)

   see Thee

2. The

   a word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning

3. The(adverb)

   by that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.97 / 45 votes)Rate this definition:

1. The

   the, or (when emphatic) thē, demons. pron. usually called the definite article, used to denote a particular person or thing: also to denote a species. [A.S. the, rarely used as nom. masc. of def. art., but common as an indeclinable relative. Cf. That.]

2. The

   the, adv. used before comparatives, as, 'the more the better.' [A.S. thy, by that, by that much, the instrumental case of the def. art.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(3.35 / 20 votes)Rate this definition:

1. the

   An article, aristocratic by birth and breeding, but which degenerates into an adjective in the sentence, "He is THE man of the hour."

Editors Contribution(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. the

   A word to create a form of grammar or expression of language.

   The joy we feel is amazing, we are so grateful to each other for what we all contribute.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

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1. the

   Song lyrics by the -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by the on the Lyrics.com website.

2. THE

   What does THE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the THE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'the' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'the' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1

Anagrams for the »

1. Eth

How to pronounce the?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of the in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of the in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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