[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/that/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / that # that pronoun, determiner (that, those); conjunction; adverb «that» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. That points to a thing that was named before or that is farther away: «that box over there». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m1) 2. That joins a sentence to what someone says or thinks: «I know that 2 + 2 is 4». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m2) 3. That can mean «which» or «who» in a description: «the cake that Mum made». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m3) 4. That can mean «so» or «very»: «It was not that hard». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m4) 5. (casual) «That's it», «that's that» mean it is finished; «and all that» means and similar things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m5) 6. (rude) «that» can point at someone in a cold or rude way: «Who does that think he is?»; «that's rich» is sarcasm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m6) 7. (formal) Exams use «that which», «such that», «given that», «so that» and «in that» to join facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m7) ### In the lessons a word pointing back: «I cannot do that»; «than that box»; in problems find what it points to; phrases: «that's right», «after that», «like that», «that is to say», «that's all»; in casual talk «that's it», «not that much», «that's so cool», «that lot» (UK, those people); in rough talk «that's rich, coming from you», «don't give me that»; in the exam voice «it is given that», «such that», «that is» (i.e.) ### Examples - That box has 9 pencils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x1) - Tom has 4 more than that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x2) - Is that your coat on the hook? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x3) - I think that the answer is 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x4) - This is the book that I told you about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x5) - Those apples are green, but these are red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x6) - After that, we went home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x7) - That's it, no more biscuits, you've had 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x8) - It's not that hard, just add 'em. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x9) - Don't give me that, you ate 3! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x10) - Find a number such that its double is 14. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x11) - It is given that the box contains 9 pencils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x12) - That is how I lost it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x13) ### Note Plural: those. «this/these» are near, «that/those» are far. Carries no operation clue; find the thing it points back to. Trap: in «more than that», the number is the one just named. «such that» in an exam gives a condition the answer must meet. «that is» or «i.e.» means «in other words». ## In Jewish tradition a word pointing back: «I cannot do that»; «than that box»; in problems find what it points to; phrases: «that's right», «after that», «like that», «that is to say», «that's all»; in casual talk «that's it», «not that much», «that's so cool», «that lot» (UK, those people); in rough talk «that's rich, coming from you», «don't give me that»; in the exam voice «it is given that», «such that», «that is» (i.e.) ### Examples - These are that Moses and Aaron. (Torah EXO.6.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x1) - I know that he can speak well. (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x2) - that the LORD spoke unto me saying: (Torah DEU.2.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x3) - They die, and that without wisdom.' (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x4) - What knowest thou, that we know not? (Writings JOB.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x5) - Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/#x6) ### Note Plural: those. «this/these» are near, «that/those» are far. Carries no operation clue; find the thing it points back to. Trap: in «more than that», the number is the one just named. «such that» in an exam gives a condition the answer must meet. «that is» or «i.e.» means «in other words». ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «that» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«that» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/that.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «that» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/that/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«that» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/that.html) on Mova free.