these
pronunciation
How to pronounce these in British English:
UK [ðiːz]
How to pronounce these in American English:
US [ðiːz]
Word Origin
- these
- these: [13] The Old English plural of this was thās or thōs. This evolved into those, which came to be used as the plural of that, and it was replaced as the plural of this by thise, formed from this with the plural ending -e, which in due course turned into these.=> this
- these (pron.)
- Old English þæs, variant of þas (which became those and took the role of plural of that), nominative and accusative plural of þes, þeos, þis "this" (see this). Differentiation of these and those is from late 13c. OED begins its long entry with the warning, "This word has a complicated history."
Antonym
Example
- 1. These hormones too process information .
- 2. How important are these factors ?
- 3. These beliefs must be abandoned .
- 4. These plates always need attention .
- 5. These two problems are closely related .