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that

Pronunciation: /θat/

“that” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. that (connecting a noun clause)

pronoun

  1. that (relative & demonstrative pronoun)

determiner

  1. that (what is being indicated)

adverb

  1. that (to a given extent or degree)

Etymology

From Old English þæt, þat, þet (“the, that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat.

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