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[ðɪs]

grammar word summary: This can be: ■ a determiner: He gave me this diamond ring. ■ a pronoun: This is the photograph you asked for. ■ an adverb: It's a long time since I felt this good.

1) (plural these [ðiːz] )

the one that is here used for referring to a person, thing, or place that is near you

This is our new secretary, Veronica Taylor.[/ex]

This is my towel and that's yours.[/ex]

I bought these shoes in Italy.[/ex]

This is where I catch the bus.[/ex]

2) (plural these [ðiːz] )

the present one used for referring to the present time or a present action, or to a time or action that will happen soon

Is this your first visit to Ireland?[/ex]

I'm going to be away the whole of this week.[/ex]

Are we going to have enough fuel this winter?[/ex]

Benson was late again this morning (= the morning of today).[/ex]

I don't get much spare time these days.[/ex]

3) (plural these [ðiːz] )

the one that is known used for referring to a particular fact, thing, person etc that has just been mentioned, or when it is obvious which one you are referring to

Sometimes there's flooding, and this is why no one wants to live here.[/ex]

4) so spoken

so, or to such a degree

I haven't had this much fun since I was a kid.[/ex]

It was cold in Toronto, but it wasn't as cold as this.[/ex]

5) saying who you are used when you are saying who you are in a telephone conversation

Hello, this is Kim Riley speaking.[/ex]

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this and that; this, that, and the other — spokenvarious things[/ex]

■ This refers to something that you are holding or wearing, or that is nearest to you, and that refers to something that someone else is holding or wearing, or that is further away from you: Do you like this shirt? ♦ Where did you get that hat? ■ This refers to things that are happening now or are just about to happen, but that refers to things that happened in the past, that have just ended, or that will happen in the future: I'm enjoying this party. ♦ What happened at that meeting?