the
the/T͟Hē,T͟Hə/
determiner
- denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge."what's the matter?"
- used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase."the fuss that he made of her"
- used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance."he taught himself to play the violin"
- enough of (a particular thing)."he hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the money"
- (pronounced stressing “the”) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type."he was the hot young piano prospect in jazz"
- used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another."the more she thought about it, the more devastating it became"
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