this

this
pronoun & determiner (plural these)
1》 used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated or experienced.
    ↘referring to the nearer of two things close to the speaker.
2》 referring to a specific thing just mentioned.
3》 [as det.] used with periods of time related to the present.
adverb to the degree or extent indicated.
Phrases
this and that (or this, that, and the other) informal various unspecified things.
this here informal used to show emphasis.
Origin
OE, neut. of thes, of W. Gmc origin; related to that and the.

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