determiner

those

those

Look at those birds.

Look at those birds.

Those are my keys.

Those are my keys.

((+ plural noun)) to refer to specific things at a distance Look at those birds.

((as pronoun)) to stand for specific things at a distance Those are my keys.

Antonyms: these

From Old English 'þās', which was the plural of 'þes' (this). It developed as the plural of 'that'.

It's the plural of 'that', used for things that are far away. Think 'those over there'.

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