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The meaning of THIS is the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned. How to use this in a sentence.
used for a person, object, or thing to show which one is referred to or has been referred to before: This book is mine – yours is over there. Try on these sunglasses to see how you look in them. If you wear the scarf like this, it will look better.
this. exclamation. informal us / ðɪs / uk / ðɪs /. used on social media as a reaction to something such as a picture, news article, or opinion, to make people notice it, or to say that you agree with it, or think it is important, etc.: She retweeted his words with the simple comment, "This."
demonstrative pronouns (That is nice.) a1. Reference. Practice. Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those. This is my bag. That's Maya's computer. These are my children. Those are Tom's books. ‘What's this?’. ‘What's this/that in English?’. ‘What are these/those in English?’. ‘Who's that?’ ‘That’s my friend, Max.’.
This, that, these and those are demonstratives. We use this, that, these and those to point to people and things. This and that are singular. These and those are plural. We use them as determiners and pronouns. determiners.
1. a. Used to refer to the person or thing present, nearby, or just mentioned: This is my cat. These are my tools. b. Used to refer to what is about to be said: Now don't laugh when you hear this. c. Used to refer to the present event, action, or time: said he'd be back before this. 2.
You use this to refer to a person or thing that is near you, especially when you touch them or point to them. When there are two or more people or things near you, this refers to the nearest one. 'If you'd prefer something else I'll gladly have it changed for you.'—'No, this is great.'.
