there

[[t]ðɛər[/t]] unstressed [[t]ðər[/t]]

adv.

1) in or at that place

(opposed to here 1)):

She is there now[/ex]

2) at that point in an action, speech, etc.:

He stopped there for applause[/ex]

3) in that matter, particular, or respect:

Your anger was justified there[/ex]

4) into or to that place; thither:

We went there last year[/ex]

5) (used by way of calling attention to something or someone):

There they go[/ex]

6) (used in place of a noun of address):

Hello, there[/ex]

7) fun (used to introduce a phrase or clause in which the verb comes before its subject):

There is no hope. There's someone at the door[/ex]

8) that place or point:

I come from there, too[/ex]

9) (used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective):

Ask that man there[/ex]

10) (used to express satisfaction, relief, encouragement, approval, consolation, etc.):

There! It's done[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME (adv.); OE thǣr, thēr, c. OFris thēr, OSthār, OHG dār; akin to ON, Go thar; cf. that usage: The verb following the pronoun there is singular or plural according to the number of the subject that follows the verb: There is a message for you. There are patients in the waiting room. With compound subjects in which all the coordinate words are singular, a singular verb often occurs, although the plural may also be used: There was (or were) a horse and a cow in the pasture. When a compound subject contains both singular and plural words, the verb usu. agrees with the subject closest to the verb, although a plural verb sometimes occurs regardless, esp. if the compound has more than two elements: There were staff meetings and a press conference daily. There was (or were) a glass, two plates, two cups, and a teapot on the shelf. ― It is nonstandard usage to place there between a demonstrative adjective and the noun it modifies: that there car. The same is true of here: these here nails. Placed after the noun, both there and here are entirely standard: that car there; these nails here.