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at

Pronunciation: /ad/

“at” is a Danish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. that (introduces a noun clause functioning as the subject, object or predicative of a verb, or as the object of a prepositional phrase)
  2. that, in order that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the purpose)
  3. that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result, normally after a demonstrative adverb or pronoun)
  4. that, why (introducing an independent clause, expressing passion, surprise, anger, or joy)
  5. added pleonastically to other conjunctions: fordi at, hvis at, når at

particle

  1. to (infinitive-marker, obligatory when the infinitive functions as noun phrase or an adverbial phrase, but omitted when it is governed by a modal verb)
  2. introducing an adverb of direction after a phrase that normally governs an infinitive (which may be understood elliptically)

Etymology

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian at. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þat, a demonstrative pronoun used as a conjunction; compare English that, German dass, Dutch dat.

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