that

[[t]ðæt[/t]] unstressed [[t]ðət[/t]]

pron. and adj. pl. those; adv. ; conj.

1) fun (used to indicate a person or thing as pointed out or present, mentioned before, supposed to be understood, or by way of emphasis):

That is her mother[/ex]

2) fun (used to indicate one of two or more persons or things already mentioned, referring to the one more remote in place, time, or thought;

opposed to this ):

This is my sister and that's my cousin[/ex]

3) fun (used to indicate one of two or more persons or things already mentioned, implying a contrast or contradistinction;

opposed to this ):

This suit fits better than that[/ex]

4) fun (used as the subject or object of a relative clause, esp. one defining or restricting the antecedent, sometimes replaceable by who, whom, or which):

the horse that he bought[/ex]

5) fun (used as the object of a preposition, the preposition standing at the end of a relative clause):

the farm that I spoke of[/ex]

6) fun (used in various special or elliptical constructions):

fool that he is[/ex]

7) (used to indicate a person, place, thing, or degree as indicated, mentioned before, present, or as well-known or characteristic):

That woman is her mother[/ex]

8) (used to indicate the more remote in time, place, or thought of two persons or things already mentioned;

opposed to this ):

This room is his and that one is mine[/ex]

9) (used to imply mere contradistinction;

opposed to this ):

not this house, but that one[/ex]

10) (used with adjectives and adverbs of quantity or extent) to the extent or degree indicated:

Don't take that much[/ex]

11) to a great extent or degree:

It's not that important[/ex]

12) sts Dial. (used to modify an adjective or another adverb) to such an extent:

He was that weak he could hardly stand[/ex]

13) fun (used to introduce a subordinate clause as the subject or object of the principal verb or as the necessary complement to a statement made, or a clause expressing cause or reason, purpose or aim, result or consequence, etc.):

I'm sure that you'll like it. That he will come is certain[/ex]

14) fun (used elliptically to introduce an exclamation expressing desire, indignation, or other strong feeling):

Oh, that I had never been born![/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE thæt (pronoun, adj., adv. and conj.), orig., neut. of sē the, c. OFris thet, OONthat, OHG daz, Gk tó, Skt tad usage: When that introduces a relative clause, the clause is usu. restrictive, that is, essential to the complete meaning of the sentence. In The keys that I lost last month have been found, the keys referred to are a particular set. Without the that clause, the sentence The keys have been found would be vague and probably puzzling. that is used to refer to animate and inanimate nouns and thus can substitute in most uses for who(m) and which: Many of the workers that (or who) built the pyramids died while working. The negotiator made an offer that (or which) was very attractive to the union. ―The relative pronoun that is sometimes omitted. Its omission as a subject is usu. considered nonstandard, but the construction is heard occasionally even from educated speakers: A fellow (that) lives near here takes people rafting. Most often it is as an object that the relative pronoun is omitted. The omission almost always occurs when the dependent clause begins with a personal pronoun or a proper name; the usage in the following examples is standard in all varieties of speech and writing: The mechanic (that) we take our car to is very reliable. The films (that) Chaplin made have become classics. ―The conjunction that is sometimes omitted, often after verbs of thinking, saying, believing, etc.: She said (that) they would come in separate cars. This omission almost always occurs when the dependent clause begins with a personal pronoun or a proper name and is most frequent in informal speech and writing. See also which