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there `adverb` [ ðɛː ]

• in, at, or to that place or position.

• "we went to Paris and stayed there ten days"

• used in attracting someone's attention or calling attention to someone or something.

• "hello there!"

• used to indicate the fact or existence of something.

• "there's a restaurant round the corner"

there `exclamation`

• used to focus attention on something.

• "there, I told you she wouldn't mind!"

• used to comfort someone.

• "there, there, you must take all of this philosophically"

Origin: Old English thǣr, thēr of Germanic origin; related to Dutch daar and German da, also to that and the.

there it is

• that is the situation.

• "pretty ridiculous, I know, but there it is"

been there, done that

• used to express past experience of or overfamiliarity with something.
"I've been there, done that, got the video and the T-shirt"

be there for

• be available to provide support or comfort for (someone).
"this person was there for me when I was going through hell"

have been there before

• know all about a situation from experience.
"here are some helpful tips from mothers who've been there before"

so there

• used to express one's defiance.
"you can't share, so there!"

there and then

• immediately.
"he agreed to it there and then"

there goes —

• used to express the destruction or failure of something.
"there goes my career"

there it is

• that is the situation.
"pretty ridiculous, I know, but there it is"

there or thereabouts

• in or very near a particular place or position.

there you are

• this is what you wanted.
"there you are—that'll be £3.80 please"

there you go again

• used to criticize someone for behaving in a way that is typical of them.

there you have it

• used to draw attention to a fact or to emphasize the simplicity of a process or action.
"simply turn the handle three times and there you have it"