these

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

• (UK, Canada) enPR: thēz; IPA^(key): /ðiːz/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ðiz/

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• Rhymes: -iːz

these

1. plural of this
   • 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:

     He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.

   • Seinfeld, The Alternate Side

     These pretzels are making me thirsty.

   • 2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood‎^[1]:

     MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.

these

1. plural of this

• Sheet, seeth, sheet, thees

• thesis (dated)

Borrowed from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις (thésis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: the‧se
• Rhymes: -eːzə

these f (plural theses or thesen)

1. statement, thesis, proposition

   Synonym: stelling

2. thesis (lengthy essay)

   Synonyms: scriptie, proefschrift, dissertatie

• These and proefschrift are general terms for any thesis or dissertation submitted for the attainment of an academic degree, whereas scriptie usually refers specifically to a final assignment as part of a bachelor's or master's degree and dissertatie usually refers to a doctoral (Ph.D.) thesis.

these

1. ablative singular of thesis

these

1. alternative spelling of þese

these

1. alternative spelling of þese

these

1. alternative spelling of þese (plural of þe (“thigh”))

From Proto-West Germanic *þes, *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat, whence also Old English þes.

these

1. this, these

• Middle Dutch: dēse, deze
  • Dutch: deze, dit
  • Limburgish: deze

• “these”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

From Proto-West Germanic *þes, *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

these m

1. this, these

   an thesum uueroldrīkea uuirkean scoldin: They should work on this world.

   • Heliand, verse 2026-2027

     Te huī sprikis thū thes wīf, sō filu manos mī far thesoro mėnigi?

     Why do you speak of that, woman, so much (you) remind me pressingly in front of this crowd?

• Low German: düsse, disse

these f (plural theses)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of tese.