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this

1. this \(')this, th*s\ \(')the-z\ pn or these [ME, pron, & adj., fr. OE 
   thes (masc.), this (neut.); akin to OHG (] plXdese this; akin to OE 
   tht that 1a1: the person, thing, or idea present or near in place, 
   time, or thought , or just mentioned {these are my hands} 1a2: what is 
   stated in the following or not yet completed phrase, clause,  or discourse 
   1b: this time or place {expected to return before ~}  2a: the one nearer or 
   more immediately under observation or discussion { ~ is iron and that is 
   tin} 2b: LATTER 
2. this aj or these pl  1a: being the person, thing, or idea present or 
   near in place, time, or th ought, or just mentioned {~ book is mine early ~ 
   morning} 1b: constituting the immediately following part of the present 
   discourse  1c: constituting the immediate past or future {friends all these 
   y ears} 1d: being one not previously mentioned  2a: the nearer at hand or 
   more immediately under observation or discussion  {~ car or that one} 2b: a 
   certain : ONE, SOME {~ way and that} 
3. this \'this\ av : to the degree or extent indicated by something 
   immediately present {d idn't expect to wait ~ long}