THE

Definition: THE

THE

Adverb

1. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.

Definite article

1. A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.

Intransitive verb

1. See Thee.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "THE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Computing

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

THE

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Love

Cupid, Venus; myrtle; true lover's knot; love token, love suit, love affair, love tale, love story; the, old story, plighted love; courtship; amourette; free love.

Crosswords: THE

Albanian (blade, edge), Pidgin English (the), Spanish (letter), Vietnamese (chiffon).

Should we, or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Hey Stifler, how's the pale ale (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

I hate it when they talk during the movie (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Honey, I watched you the whole time, and you didn't screw up once (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world (The Hand that Rocks the Cradle ; writing credit: Amanda Silver)

Everybody plays the fool, sometime (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville)

I, I was the lonely one (Even The Nights Are Better; performing artist: Air Supply)

Don’t rock the jukebox (Don't Rock The Jukebox; performing artist: Alan Jackson)

We're flying above the clouds, I can see happiness from here (Above The Clouds; performing artist: Amber)

He's got her best friend on the phone (Flavor of the Weak; performing artist: American Hi-Fi)

We are all alike, on the inside. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. (references; author: Bob Hope)

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. (references; author: W.C. Fields)

If the people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em. (references; author: Yogi Berra)

Sex without love is an empty gesture. But as empty gestures go, it is one of the best. (references; author: Woody Allen)

A big black bug bit a big black bear. Where's the big black bear the big black bug bit? (references; author: unknown)

A leaky rear latch on the listing bark lifted right up and the water rushed in. (references; author: unknown)

A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk. (references; author: unknown)

Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, with stoutest wrists and loudest boasts, he thrusts his fist against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts. (references; author: unknown)

Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran. (references; author: unknown)

View from the Top (2003)

Bringing Down the House (2003)

Tears of the Sun (2003)

The Sea (2003)

On the Street (1999)

Feels Like The First Time (performing artist: Foreigner)

Building For The Future (performing artist: The Foremen)

Do The Clinton (performing artist: The Foremen)

Firing The Surgeon General (performing artist: The Foremen)

Privateers Of The Public Airwaves (performing artist: The Foremen)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Dairy Products and Birds’ Eggs in Malaysia (reference)

• Bank of Scotland (Governor and Company of The): International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Capital Corp of the West: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The Lingerie Industry in France: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Frederick Douglass : Autobiographies : Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (Library of America) (reference)

• El Autobus Magico En El Sistema Solar/the Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System (reference)

• The Illustrated AutoCAD 2002 Quick Reference (reference)

• The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese: A History and Chronology (The Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, No 4) (reference)

• The Ancient Church on New Shores: Antioch in North America (Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, No. 5) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Journal Of The Copyright Society Of The Usa (reference)

• Tapping The Treasure In Corn (reference)

• Annual Rep Of The Minister Of Indus Science & Tech Under The Corp & Labor Unions Ret Act (reference)

• Sustainer : Journal Of The Royal Logistic Corps (reference)

• Folk On The Delaware General Corporation Law (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Sesame Street - Do the Alphabet & 1 2 3 Count With Me (2 in 1 Video) (reference)

• Sesame Street - The Alphabet Jungle Game (reference)

• The Alps: the Tyrol, Dolomites, Milan & Lake Como (reference)

• Trekking the Alps (reference)

• The Who - The Kids Are Alright (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Sing the Alphabet (reference)

• Krenek: Travelbook from the Austrian Alps (reference)

• Christmas in the Alps (reference)

• Yodeling Songs of the Alps (reference)

• Holst: The Planets/John Williams: Star Wars/Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Sony ITB9 Speed Dial Corded Phone (already on the site) (reference)

• TINKERS GUILD Scientific American: The Amateur Astronomer (reference)

• The Amazing Sea Monkey (reference)

• SIERRA ATTRACTIONS Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Windows) (reference)

• 100 Great Games for the Palm (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Ottomanelli's The Chocolate Attraction Gift Basket (reference)

• Thomas the Tank Engine Full Steam Ahead 5 piece Bedding Set (reference)

• Leatherman 65070303 Tool Adapter for The Wave (reference)

• West Bend 88003 The Entertainer 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot with 8 Forks (reference)

• Lunt Winnie the Pooh Birthday Candleholders (6-Character Set) (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Several nurses in a nurses' station, two of which are working on a computer accessing PDQ. Physicians Data Query was designed by the National Cancer Institute to help physicians and patients obtain information on protocols, physician referrals and clinics using the most up-to-date cancer treatments. Credit: Bill Branson.

A woman is sitting with a "grid" portable computer in her lap working on PDQ database. The view is over her left shoulder. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Puerto Rican boys in water which could contain the agent of bilharzia (schistosomiasis). Credit: CDC.

Gross pathology of cotton rat infected with Echinococcus multilocularis. First E. locularis isolated in the United States proper. Necropsy. Credit: CDC.

"Four Point Sphere" by Martin Levenius. To vary the X, Y, and Z coordinates of one of the points, use the Scrollbar to vary A, B, and C.

"Ethane" by Daniel Bentham and Staffan Björkenstam. Use the Scrollbar to vary A and C. High resolution, may take a few seconds to generate.

Testing the AX-5. Credit: NASA.

New Animation Depicts Changs in Antarctic Ice Sheet For the first time, scientists at NASA have generated a computer model depicting changes in the Antarctic ice sheet since the peak of the last ice age - nearly 20,000 years ago. The West Antarctic ice. Credit: NASA.

Eastern U.S. In the Grips of Old Man Winter. Credit: NASA.

The NACA Test Force. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Welshmen shall do the same to us and ours. (reference)

The one gave title to the other. (Second Treatise of Government)

They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. (reference)

Clause 6: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. (reference)

Amendment IX. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (reference)

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (reference)

The subjects are political. (reference)

The working men have no country. (reference)

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (Abraham Lincoln)

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. (The Gettysburg Address)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The more he looked inside the more Piglet wasn't there

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Knightley is quite the gentleman

Alice was sorry for this, as she wanted to hear the news too.

The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window

A magician wandered along the beach, but no one needed him.

The reason is not far to seek

There is nothing at all to fear on the side of the populace of the capital

This place is giving me the Fear

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The tooth is cleaned. (references)

The HIV/AIDS epidemic. (references)

Jaundice in the infant. (references)

Business

The TFCA denied the request. (references)

He is appealing the sentence. (references)

Germany has 13% of the market. (references)

Children

Ethiopia

Wheelchairs are rare in the country. (references)

Luxembourg

No such activities were reported during the year. (references)

Dominica

The age of consent for sexual relations is 16 years. (references)

Civil Liberties

Morocco

RSF criticized the banning. (references)

Ukraine

The SBU denied these charges. (references)

Panama

He remains out of the country. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

Eighteen persons were accused in the crime. (references)

Armenia

The religion law discriminates against some religious groups. (references)

Romania

The two houses had not reconciled their versions by year's end. (references)

Economic History

Kenya

The IPC is more flexible. (references)

Laos

FUEL IS THE LEADING IMPORT. (references)

Mongolia

The SGH meets semiannually. (references)

Human Rights

Bangladesh

Of the 17, 8 are in custody. (references)

Iraq

They use the Iraqi legal code. (references)

Bangladesh

The CMM rejected the petition. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

Hearings on the case ended in March. (references)

Bangladesh

A bomb exploded during the procession. (references)

Denmark

A ruling was expected in the spring of 2002. (references)

Minorities

United Kingdom

The protest ended in November. (references)

Argentina

INADI was investigating the case. (references)

Argentina

A swastika was found inside the box. (references)

Political Economy

Australia

The debate is ongoing. (references)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Re-tendering is the norm. (references)

Madagascar

Shrimp is the leading export. (references)

Political Rights

Lesotho

The BNP won the other seat. (references)

Burkina Faso

Ernest Yonli is the Prime Minister. (references)

Yemen

The multiparty system remains weak. (references)

Trade

Argentina

The CF is subject to VAT. (references)

Uruguay

The BCU is not independent. (references)

Burma

The kyat is not convertible. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Walk close to the curb. (references)

Guyana

Traffic moves on the left. (references)

Mauritius

Traffic drives on the left. (references)

Women

Brunei

Female officers staff the unit. (references)

Grenada

The home accommodates 20 persons. (references)

Comoros

Men have the dominant role in society. (references)

Worker Rights

Hong Kong

Two-income households are the norm. (references)

Austria

Suessenbacher appealed the sentence. (references)

Fiji

The ILO maintains an office in Suva. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The Lord is my father

He that hears the Lord

The heel

The offering or lifting up

The heel

The grace or mercy of the Lord

The neck or skull

The neck or skull

The glory of God

The glory of God

The Lord is good

The Lord is my light or fire

Distillation from the mouth

Distillation from the mouth

The Lord is my secret

The destroyer

Father of the wine-press

Mourning to the house of Maachah

The mourning of Egyptians

The Lord is my father

Father of the remnant

Expressions using "THE": "Mutual Help" General Social Fund for the Improvement of Public Health ♦ 2) skimmed milk powder manufactured by the spray process ♦ a bird in the bush ♦ a bird in the hand is worth two in the bus ♦ a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ♦ a block in the traffic ♦ a bolt from the blue ♦ a bottle of the local wine ♦ a brand from the burning ♦ A buck of the first head ♦ A cast of the eye ♦ a change for the better ♦ a change for the worse ♦ a child at the breast ♦ a chip of the old block ♦ A chip off the old block ♦ a clear view of the facts ♦ a crack in the ceiling ♦ a crick in the neck ♦ a custom more honored in the breach than the observance ♦ a day after the fair ♦ A dog in the manger ♦ a drop in the ocean ♦ A feather in the cap ♦ A flea in the ear ♦ a fly in the oinment ♦ a fly in the ointment ♦ a glut on the market ♦ a hole in the ozone layer ♦ a jerk with the elbow ♦ a leap in the dark ♦ a loophole in the law ♦ a magnificence worthy of the occasion ♦ A Methodology for the Development of Knowledge Based Systems ♦ a note in the margin ♦ a pain in the guts ♦ a pain in the neck ♦ a pat on the back ♦ a poor hand on the violin ♦ a ring in the wall ♦ A sheet in the wind ♦ a shot in the dark ♦ a shot in the locker ♦ a singing in the ears ♦ a skeleton in the cupboard ♦ a slip of the pen ♦ a slip of the tongue ♦ a sportsman to the core ♦ a thorn in the flesh ♦ a thorn in the side ♦ a town on the sea ♦ a voice in the wilderness ♦ a voyage into the unknown ♦ a wolf in the sheep's clothing ♦ a writer of the first rank ♦ Abaft the beam ♦ Abbot of the people ♦ abdication of the throne ♦ abeam of the cape ♦ abide by the law ♦ abide by the rules ♦ aboard the train ♦ abort the project ♦ abort the uprising ♦ abortion by the pregnant woman ♦ About the ears ♦ about the place ♦ above the ordinary ♦ Above the salt ♦ abrasion of the skin ♦ abreast of the times ♦ abscond with the money ♦ absence makes the heart grow fonder ♦ absorb the shock ♦ absorb the soul ♦ abstract of the register of land charges ♦ accede to the throne ♦ Acceleration of the moon ♦ Acceleration of the planets ♦ accented on the last syllable ♦ accept the fact ♦ accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds ♦ accept the truth ♦ Accessary after the fact ♦ Accessary before the fact ♦ accessible to the public ♦ accession to the throne ♦ accessory after the fact ♦ accessory before the fact ♦ accessory during the fact ♦ accident on the way to and from work ♦ according to the experts ♦ according to the law ♦ according to the price ♦ according to the reference ♦ according to the regulations ♦ according to the rule ♦ according to the rules ♦ accountants who know the price of everything and the value of nothing ♦ accumulate interest on the capital ♦ ace in the hole. Additional references.

Beginning with "THE": the-art, the-bank, the-boy-stood-on-the-burning-deck, the-building, the-cab, the-carving-of-mahogany-to-fit-the-cami-knickers, the-commission, the-cosmological, the-cows, the-creed, the-crustaceans, the-data, the-day, the-door, the-e, the-economic, the-e-e, the-end-of-the-millennium, the-er, the-factor, the-farmer, the-fields, the-first, the-food, the-freeholds, the-from, the-garden, the-glee, the-graveyard, the-headlands, the-hero-as-artist, the-horizon, the-horrors, the-house-in-the-valley-where-the-yew-trees-grow, the-knife, the-line, the-list, the-little, the-man-as-poet, the-man-who-is-the-poet, the-marsh, the-middle, the-more, the-most-important-film-star-of-the-nineties, the-open, the-other, the-participants, the-place, the-presence, the-prisoner, the-rapist, the-risk, the-role, the-royal, the-savoy, the-slot, the-soughing, the-spiral, the-stripe-repeated, the-stumpy-tail, the-table, the-the, the-they, the-time, the-timidity, the-total, the-troops, the-two, The-ukraine, the-wind, The-woman-in-the-street.

Ending with "THE": about-the, and-the, at-the, in-the, it-the, off-the, of-the, on-the, out-of-the, state-of-the, top-of-the, turn-of-the.

Containing "THE": above-the-line, across-the-curriculum, around-the-clock, Ashford-in-the-water, at-the-money, backs-to-the-wall, back-to-the-wall, behind-the-scenes, below-the-line, best-of-the-day, bottom-of-the-table, Bourton-on-the-water, boy-in-the-box, circle-in-the-square, Columba's-by-the-castle, corn-on-the-cob, first-past-the-post, fly-on-the-wall, foot-in-the-door, Giles-in-the-fields, Giles-the-murderer, Harrow-on-the-hill, heat-of-the-moment, hole-in-the-corner, hole-in-the-wall, holy-place-from-over-the-great-water, hot-off-the-press, in-the-money, is-the-mitsubishi-scratched-yet, lily-of-the-valley, man-in-the-street, man-of-the-match, Martin-in-the-fields, Martin's-in-the-fields, melt-in-the-mouth, Michael-in-the-moor, middle-of-the-range, Middleton-on-the-wolds, never-the-less, Niagara-on-the-lake, none-the-less, off-the-ball, off-the-books, off-the-cuff, off-the-field, off-the-job, off-the-page, off-the-peg, off-the-record, off-the-shelf, off-the-shoulder, off-the-wall, on-the-fly, on-the-job, on-the-road, on-the-spot, on-the-water, out-of-the-body, out-of-the-money, out-of-the-way, outside-the-scope, over-the-counter, over-the-hill, over-the-shoulder, over-the-top, pig-in-the-middle, Player-of-the-year, round-the-world, scene-of-the-crime, state-of-the-nation, Stow-on-the-wold, Strand-on-the-green, top-of-the-line, top-of-the-range, top-of-the-table, trade-the-cheapest, turn-of-the-century, under-the-counter, unix-on-the-desktop, up-to-the-minute, Walton-on-the-naze, Wells-next-the-sea, will-o'-the-wisps, Winnie-the-pooh.

Afrikaans

die (that, that one, yonder). (various references)

Albanian

të (of, thou, to, you), nyjë e shquar. (various references)

Arabic 

‏لام التعريف, ‏ال التعريف, ‏ال. (various references)

Asturian

poner la mesa (to set the table), llimpiar la casa (to clean the house), facer la cama (to make the bed). (various references)

Aymara

cachatataña (to open the door). (various references)

Basque

txartelak (the tickets, tickets), txartela (the ticket, ticket), trena (the train, tren), telefonoz (on the telephone), txartelei (the tickets), banketxerako (for the bank), eskuinetara (to the right), eskuinera (to the right), eguneko (of the day, per day), dolarra (dolar, the dolar, the dollar), ezkerraldean (on the left side), batuetako (of the United), goizean (in the morning), banketxean (at the bank), astean (in the week), bidea (the road), ezkerrera (to the left), arratsaldeko (of the afternoon), geltokitik (from the train station), goizeko (of the morning), herria (the town), hotelean (in the hotel), hotelerako (for the hotel), jatetxerako (for the restaurant), kontua (the bill), seinaleak (the signs), semaforoan (at the light), filmea (the movie). (various references)

Bavarian

rechts (on the right), links (on the left). (various references)

Bemba

ukuwamya inganda (to clean the house), ukupekanya apa kulila (to set the table), ukupanga ubusanshi (to make the bed). (various references)

Blackfoot

yaakaapiksistsimaa (to make the bed), ikkaahkaanistoto (to clean the house). (various references)

Breton

ar, an, al. (various references)

Bulgarian 

какъв (what, what kind of). (various references)

Catalan

la (it), els (they), el (it). (various references)

Cebuano

maglimpyo sa balay (to clean the house), magbuklad (to make the bed), magbasiyo (to set the table). (various references)

Chamorro

para mana gasgas i gima (to clean the house), para ma planta i lamasa (to set the table), para ma arekla i kama (to make the bed). (various references)

Chinese 

幾年來 (for the past several years), 吐絮 (the opening of a boll), 吐穗 (to have the ears of grain come up), 媊 (charm, flatter, planet Venus in the morning), 偏僻 (far from the city; remote), 南方 (south, the South, the southern part of the country), 反之 (on the other hand...; conversely...), 子弟 (children, the younger generation), 反倒 (but on the contrary; but instead of as expected), 十三經 (the Thirteen Confucian Classics), 即將 (on the eve of, to be about to, to be on the verge of), 後者 (the latter), 平 (calm, equal, flat, level, peaceful, to draw, to make the same score, to tie), 戶主 (head of the household), 幾何 (the science of geometry), 幾天來 (for the past few days), 幫閑 (etc, hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work), 幫廚 (help in the mess kitchen), 乘機 (seize the opportunity), 年底 (the end of the year, year-end), 年來 (over the last ... years), 年以來 (since the year ...), 年初 (beginning of the year), 乍 (for the first time, suddenly), 全民 (the entire population of a country), 九七年 ('97, the year 1997), 杯弓蛇影 (extremely suspicious, mistaking the reflection of a bow in the cup for a snake), 搓 (to rub or roll between the hands or fingers, to twist), 南邊 (location to the south), 悲天憫人 (bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind), 撥雲見日 (dispel the clouds and see the sun - restore justice), 撥冗 (find time in the midst of pressing affairs), 摸 (copy, feel with the hand, imitate, to feel, to grope, to stroke, to touch), 明代 (the Ming Dynasty), 星星 (star in the sky), 春耕 (plow a field in the spring), 昴 (the Pleiades), 板書 (writing on the blackboard), 根據上表 (according to the above table), 吐魯番 , 戩 (carry to the utmost, to cut), 毫不 (hardly, not at all, not in the least), 比照 (according to, contrast, in the light of), 比上不足比下有余 (can pass muster, fall short of the best but be better than the worst), 標本 (sample, specimen, the root cause and symptoms of a disease), 標 (award, indication, prize, sign, surface, the topmost branches of a tree, to mark), 武漢 , 桃花運 (luck with the opposite sex), 案驗 (investigate the evidence of a case), 成千上萬 (by the thousands and tens of thousands), 成天 (all day long, all the time). (various references)

Croatian

ujutro (in the morning), radi (What is the matter), lijevo (to the left), desno (to the right). (various references)

Czech

ty (thou, ye, you), to (it, that, thing, this, what), ti (thee, to you), ten (that, this, whichever), ta. (various references)

Danish

det (det, it, that), den (it). (various references)

Dutch

het (it, no translation, to the), de (de, to the). (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua

mizata churana (to set the table), micllana (to carry items in the font of a poncho), cahuituta allichina (to make the bed). (various references)

Esperanto

la. (various references)

Estonian

teisel (on the other), vasakul (on the left), restoranis (in the restaurant), poolel (on the side), pangaskäimise (going to the bank), pangaskäimine (going to the bank), panga (of the bank), nädalapäevad (days of the week), järgmisele (for the next), järgmisel (at the next), hotellis (in the hotel), hommikul (in the morning, morning). (various references)

Faeroese

tess, helst (probably), alt (all, altogether, everything). (various references)

Farsi 

حرف تعریف برای چیزیاشخص معینی . (various references)

Finnish

sitä (it), se (it, that, that one, that over there, those, yonder). (various references)

Flemish

het (it), de (De). (various references)

French

le (in the), la, les (them), l'. (various references)

French Canadian

les (them), le (it), la (it). (various references)

Frisian

it, de. (various references)

Galician

os (them), o, as, a (at, into, to). (various references)

German

die (her, she, that, that one, those, which, who, whom, yonder, your), der (he, of the, that, that one, to her, to that, to the, to which, to whom, which, who, whom, yonder, your), das (it, that, that one, that over there, this, those, which, who, whom, ye, yonder, your), den (him, that, that one, to the, which, whom), des (of the), dem (to him, to that, to that one, to the, to which, to whom, whom). (various references)

Greek 

ο (being, creature, ourselves). (various references)

Guarani

la. (various references)

Haitian Creole

yo (them, they), nan (at, by, in, to), lan, la (here), an, a (ah, at, now, on). (various references)

Hawaiian

ngase (as, because, for, for the reason that, since), moshatar (of an age, of the same age), matanë (across, beyond, on the other side of), gjithkush (all the, each, every, every one, everybody), gjithë (all the, each, every, every one, everybody), djathtazi (on the right), djathtas (on the right), çdonjeri (all the, each, every, every one, everybody), çdo (all the, each, every, every one, everybody). (various references)

Hebrew 

תוית מידעת, ככל ש-, הא הידיעה, ה-, במדה ש- (in so far as, inasmuch, insomuch as). (various references)

Hungarian

az (how is it that, it, she, that, that one, the boot is on the other leg, the boot is on the wrong leg, the one who, what, which, yonder), a (even a worm will turn, fear deprived her of speech, the anchor is coming home, the coming conference to be held in paris, the history paper was a stinker, to rise high in public esteem). (various references)

Icelandic

trúlofast (become engaged, become engaged with, become the fiacée of, become the fiancé of), tímann (THE TIME), dollarinn (The dollar), hornið (the corner), hliðina (the side), herbergið (the room), húsnúmer (number, number of the house), hótelinu (THE HOTEL), greiðslukortinu (the creditcard), gifta sig (be married, become the husband of, become the wife of, get married, marry), gengið (the rate of exchange), ganginn (the aisle), hraðbankinn (the fastbank/the ATM-machine), ferðatékkunum (the Traveler checks), klukkuna (the clock), dagsins (of the day), daginn (the day), bankinn (the bank), bankanum (THE BANK), bankann (THE BANK), baðherbergið (the bathroom), þorpið (the village), fyrramálið (the early next morning), Norðurpóll (Arctic, the Arctic), veskinu (the wallet), vegabréfið (the passport), vara við hættu (alarm, raise the alarm, sound the alarm), vínlistann (the wine list), Suðurpóll (Antarctic, the Antarctic), skiltunum (the signs), reikninginn (the bill), rútunni (the country bus), kl (the clock), pöntunina (the reservation), í tilefni (on the occasion of), nóttina (the night), myndin (the film), miðinn (the ticket), miðana (the tickets), matseðilinn (the menu), lykilinn (the key), leiðinni (the route), vetrarlegur (of the winter, winter, winter-), klukkan (the time), rútan (The country bus). (various references)

Indonesian

terbanyak (majority, more, most, the greatest number), tega (dare, to have the heart (nerve) to, venture), tempo hari (the other day), terbuka (available, fair, in the open, opened), terdaging (sliced into the flesh), terdakwa (defendant, the accused), terdepan (foremost, front, in the lead), terkini (the most updated), termudah (the easiest), terpancang (embeded, rooted (planted) in the ground), terpendam (buried, held in the heart, hidden), tonjokan (hit with the fist), terlecah (get a bad name, get stuck in the mud), tempeleng (slapping on the face or ears), keakanan (futurity, the future), gubernemen (residence of the governor), gugahan (the moving of), gunggungan (the total), gurat (line, line in the palm), gusti (the lord), hampir (almost, at the point of, nearly, next to), hanuman (sacred hero of the Ramayana, the white monkey), idem (ditto, do, the same), idul fitri (feast at the end of the fast, muslim feast day), ke hilir (down the river), kebelet (have the need), gontok-gontokan (fight, hit with the fists in anger), kebalikan (inverse, reverse, the contrary, the opposite), engap (panting, puffing, tight in the chest), keakhiratan (concerning the hereafter), kandung (pouh-like part of the body, uterus, womb), kelilip (speck in the eye), bungsu (the last in series, youngest), cendekiawan (intellectual, the educated), compeng (torn on the edge), compes (chipped, jagged on the edge), dasasila (the ten commandments), daulat-daulatan (passing the buck), firasat (ability to prophesy the future, presentiment), domba (sheep, the congregation), gelinggaman (get the creeps, shudder), esoknya (the next morning), keblinger (come to think the wrong way, dizzy), gacok (card, the marble), gapai (extend the hand for, grasp after, reach for), gayem (chew the cud), gelantang (bleach, dry in the sun), demi (after, as soon as, by, for the sake of, sake), masyrik (the Orient), lambaian (etc.), wave (of the hand), lautan teduh (the pacific ocean). (various references)

Inuktitut

salummaqsailuni (to clean the house), niqiviuniaqtummik aaqiksuilunni (to set the table), inilaksaqluni (to make the bed). (various references)

Irish

na (of the), an (is, of the). (various references)

Italian

il (that one, this, ye), lo (a, an, him, it), le (it, them, to you, ye, you), la (a, an, her, it, you), i (electric current intensity, Information Systems Services), gli (her, him, it, to him). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

其の (that), サ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "su", crayfish, entree, existence, heavy rainfall, hors d'oeuvres, pomelo, rope, sauerkraut, seed, Seidel, shaddock, that's all, that's O.K., that's right, Zaire, Zambia, Zamenhof). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

その (garden, park, plantation, that), ザ . (various references)

Kongo

ku-yala mfulu (to make the bed), ku-sukula nzo (to clean the house), ku-kubika meza (to set the table). (various references)

Lombard

la, el. (various references)

Luganda

mu (and, at the, in, in the, into), ba. (various references)

Luxembourgish

der (you), den, dem, deen, de. (various references)

Macedonian

namestuvanje krevet (to make the bed), da ja postavi masata (to set the table), da ja ischisti kukata (to clean the house). (various references)

Malagasy

ny. (various references)

Malay

tiap (all the, each, every, every one, everybody), lintang (across, beyond, on the other side of). (various references)

Manx

yn. (various references)

Mohawk

Onenyotehàka (the Oneida nation), Atirontaks (the Algonquin nation), entye nikare (in the afternoon), Kahnyen'kehàka (the Mohawk nation), kannenna'kène (in the fall), Kayonkwe'hàka (the Cayuga nation), akennha'kène (in the summer), kohsera'kène (in the winter), Shotinontowane'hàka (the Seneca nation), Ononta'kehàka (the Onondaga nation), onyàra (back of the neck), onyàta (front of the neck), orenhsa (lower part of the leg), orhen'kème (in the morning), Ratirhakonha (the Cree nation), kenhkwitène' (in the spring). (various references)

Norwegian

det (it, that, what), den (it), de (they). (various references)

Papiamen

e (he, it, she). (various references)

Pidgin English

the, de (am, are, is, to keep, went). (various references)

Pig Latin

ethay.(various references)

Polish

tym, im.... (various references)

Portuguese

os (them, ye, you), o (him, it, o, such, that, the one, ye, you), as (them, to the, ye), a (at, at the, beside, him/her, in, it, on, the one, to, toward, towards, upon, with, ye, you). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

os (them), o (him, it, that, the one, you), as, a (at, him/her, no translation, on, to). (various references)

Provencal

netejar (to clean the house), metre la taula (to set the table), far lo lièch (to make the bed). (various references)

Quechua

tutapi (in the night), orqoman (to the mountain), inlishaneqpi (near the church), inti-yaykuspa (as the sunsets), jistaman (to the festival), llaqtanta (through the town), lloq'eman (to the left), choqlluta (corn on the cob), mayuneqpi (near the river), wasipi (in the house), pañaman (to the right), paqarinqa (In the morning), plasaman (to the town square), plasaneqpi (near the town square), wasiman (to the house), mayuman (to the river). (various references)

Romanian

cu cât mai mult (more), cele (the ones), cel (the one), cei (the ones), cea (gee, ho, hoa, the one), a (it has, of, oh, oho, oof). (various references)

Ruanda

gutegura imeza (to set the table), gusasa (to make the bed), guhanagura inzu (to clean the house). (various references)

Russian 

определенный артикль (definite article). (various references)

Samoan

e teu le moega (to make the bed), e seti le laulau (to set the table), e faamama le fale (to clean the house). (various references)

Scottish

an (and precedes verbs, b, except p, except those beginning with, f, in, interrogative particle, m, poss.pron. their; precedes nouns except those beginning with, prep. in). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

određeni član. (various references)

Somali

tigidhku (the ticket), tareenka (the train), baska (the bus), filinku (the film), duulitaanka (flight, the flight), dukaanka (the store), dhexdeeda (in the middle), cuntada (food, the food), biilka (the bill), geeska (the corner), basku (the bus), kale (the other), bariiskana (and the rice), bariiska (the rice), baqshiishku (the tip), bangigu (the bank), bangiga (bank, the bank), beddelaaddu (the exchange), magalaada (the town), wakhtiga (the time), suugada (the sauce), suqaarku (the sukar), subaxnimo (in the morning, morning), soomaaliga (the Somali), sarrifku (the exchange rate), horreeyaa (the first), qolka (the room), adeegaha (the waiter), liiska (the list), kursigii (the seat), kulanka (the meeting), kan (the one, this, this one), warqadda (the paper), kaadhkayga (the card), salaanta (greeting, the greeting). (various references)

Sotho

ho (I, it, that, to). (various references)

Spanish

los (the ones, them, ye), lo (him, it, that, to it, ye, you), las (them, ye), la (a, it, ye, you), el (him, ye). (various references)

Sranan

den, a (he, she). (various references)

Swahili

kwa sababu (as, because, for, for the reason that, since), kesho kutwa (the day after tomorrow), katikati (across, beyond, on the other side of, rather), juzi (the day before yesterday). (various references)

Swedish

det (he, it, she, so, that, that's, there, these, they, this), den (he, it, one, she, that, they, this), de (them, these, they). (various references)

Tagalog

ang (not translatable). (various references)

Tahitian

te (a, some). (various references)

Thai

คำนำหน้านามชี้เฉพาะ. (various references)

Tswana

kwa (at, for, other side, to, to the), ka (at, be, by, I, more, on, on the, that). (various references)

Turkish

tepesi atmak (be hopping mad, be steamed up, blow one's stack, blow one's top, blow up, flip one's lid, fly off the handle, go off at half-cock, go off the deep end, go on the rampage, lose one's temper, lose one's wool, see red), tuzağa düşmek (fall into a trap, take the bait, walk into a trap), temellerini atmak (lay the foundations of), temize çıkmış (in the clear), tenis ligi (the tennis circuit), teoride (in the abstract, in theory), tepede (at the top, atop, overhead), temelini atmak (found, lay the foundations of), tepenin aşağısında (down the hill), temeline inmek (bottom, get to the bottom of), tereddüd etmeden imzalamak (sign on the dotted line), ters anlamak (get hold the wrong end of the stick, get it wrong, give a wrench to, misunderstand, spell backward, take a word in the wrong sense, take amiss, wrench, wrest from meaning), ters geliyor (it goes against the grain for me, it goes against the grain with me), ters orantılı olmak (be in the inverse ratio), ters tarafından kalkmak (get out af the bed on the wrong side), tersi den başlamak (begin at the wrong end), tepeden aşağıya (down the hill), telefonda (on the phone, on the telephone, over the telephone), tehlikeden uzak (out of the woods), tehlikeli girişim (leap in the dark, venture), tehlikesinde (at the peril of), tehlikeye atmak (adventure, endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay on the line, pawn, peril, put at risk, put in jeopardy, put on the line, risk, set, stake, venture), tehlikeyi sezmek (see the red light), tekrar başlamak (reopen, return to the charge), temelleri sarsılmış (shaken to the foundations), telefona bakmak (answer the telephone), tersine gitmek (rub smb. up the wrong way), telefonda olmak (be on the telephone), telefonla (on the phone, on the telephone, over the telephone, with telephone), telefonla konuşuyor olmak (be on the telephone), televizyon (boob tube, box, gogglebox, t.v., television, telly, the tube, tv, video), televizyonda (on television, on the telly, on the tube, on tv), temel taşını koymak (lay the foundation stone), tekrarlayıp durmak (chant, do to death, harp on the same string, perseverate), torpil yaptırmak (pull strings, pull the wires, work the oracle), toprağa verilmek (sink into the grave), toprağa vermek (Bury, commit to the ground, inter, lay to rest), toprak sahibi (laird, landed proprietor, landholder, landowner, squire, the landed interest), toptan (bulk, by wholesale, collectively, en bloc, gross, in bulk, in the lump, total, wholesale), toptan olarak (by wholesale, collectively, in the lump, wholesale), topu atmak (go over the cliff, sink the shop), tersinden yapmak (put the cart before the horse), torpil yapmak (set forward, show favour, work the oracle), topluca (all together, en masse, fattish, in a mass, in the lump), toz oldu (the bird is flown), trafiğin akış düzeni (rule of the road), trafik kazalarındaki ölü sayısı (the toll of the road), turnayı gözünden vurmak (hit the jackpot), turnede (on the road), tutucu (conservative, dyed in the wool, fanatical, fuddy-duddy, hidebound, puritan, puritanical, sectarian, square-toed, stick in the mud, strait laced, stuffy, unprogressive, uptight, wowser), topu sürmek (dribble the ball). (various references)

Turkmen 

tomsma (in the summer), tцr (head of the table), tersine (against, on the contrary), зytmak (frown, knit the browns, wrinkle 1), lдle kakmak (sing the Lдle Jana), kiltlemek (bolt, hook the catch), ilkibaюda (from the start, initially), ilkibada (from the first, initially), ilerlegini (in the front), ilerik (in the front), hyrdar (lover of the wild), hдzirlikзe (for now, for the time being, meanwhile), gaяta (just the opposite), galapyn (most of the time), magallaklamak (appear in the, distance 2), dilleюmek (come the point), цwrьlip (from now on, henceforth, in the future), зцke dьюmek (kneel, sit on the knees), biwagt (at the wrong time), birbada (from the beginning), baюdan (from the start), baюda (in the beginning), babatda (on the part of), atanaklaяyn (upon the cross), erbetlemek (deteriorate, turn for the worse), юapbat (palm of hand, slap in the face), yzly-yzynda (one after the other, successively), wagtynda (at the right time), wagtly-wagtynda (at the right time), uзdantutma (one after the other, successively), sьяrenmek (be at the end, crawl, creep), sьяrenjen (be at the end), sepюik deс bцlemek (cut along the grain), seсrik (bridge of the nose), ozalynda (at the very beginning), цс (ago, front, in the front, in the past, past), onyanзa (for the time being, while), aladandan (in the pre-dawn), яokarlygyna (above, over the top), яogsa-da (by the way), ьrзetmek (fall in the habit of), ьюerilmek (be on one's guard, be on the alert), яeсзe (rear part, the back end), яele (leeward, out of the wind), яekesiremek (feel the same), яekeleяin (by the piece), zol (all the time, constantly), цсьrtmek (be the first, leave behind). (various references)

Ukrainian

означений артикль. (various references)

Welsh

y (Hay-on-Wye). (various references)

Wolof

yi, wi, wa, ngi (am, is/are), ji, gi, bi, ba (until, when). (various references)

Xhosa

nase. (various references)

Yucatec

ts'iika'an (left, to the left), no'ha'an (right, to the right), ka'beh (the day after tomorrow). (various references)

Zulu

-nke (all the, each, every, every one, everybody), ngoba (as, because, for, for the reason that, since), kuthangi (the day before yesterday), ekuseni (in the morning, morning), -ejwayele (accustom, be in the habit of), ebusuku (at night, by night, during the night). (various references)

abzu. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "THE": thearchies, thearchy, theater, theatergoer, theatergoers, theatergoing, theatergoings, theaters, theatre, theatres, theatric, theatrical, theatricalism, theatricalisms, theatricalities, theatricality, theatricalization, theatricalizations, theatricalize, theatricalized, theatricalizes, theatricalizing, theatrically, theatricals, theatrics, thebaine, thebaines, thebe, thebes, theca, thecae, thecal, thecate, thecodont, thecodonts, thee, theelin, theelins, theelol, theelols, theft, thefts, thegn, thegnly, thegns, thein, theine, theines, theins, their, theirs. (additional references)

Words ending with "THE": absinthe, bathe, beclothe, besoothe, blithe, breathe, clothe, ensheathe, enswathe, enwreathe, inbreathe, inswathe, jacinthe, kithe, kythe, lathe, lethe, lithe, loathe, nepenthe, rathe, reclothe, saithe, scathe, scythe, seethe, sheathe, snathe, soothe, spathe, staithe, sunbathe, swathe, swithe, teethe, tithe, tythe, unclothe, unsheathe, unswathe, unwreathe, withe, wreathe, writhe. (additional references)

Words containing "THE": absinthes, aerothermodynamic, aerothermodynamics, aesthete, aesthetes, aesthetic, aesthetical, aesthetically, aesthetician, aestheticians, aestheticism, aestheticisms, aestheticize, aestheticized, aestheticizes, aestheticizing, aesthetics, aether, aetheric, aethers, airthed, althea, altheas, altogether, altogethers, amphitheater, amphitheaters, amphitheatric, amphitheatrical, amphitheatrically, anaesthesia, anaesthesias, anaesthetic, anaesthetics, anathema, anathemas, anathemata, anathematize, anathematized, anathematizes, anathematizing, anesthesia, anesthesias, anesthesiologies, anesthesiologist, anesthesiologists, anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetically, anesthetics, anesthetist. (additional references)

Misspellings

"THE" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Athe, athi, bhe, eht, Fhe, fthe, hte, hter, htex, Hti, htp, htx, hty, Ihe, ithe, khe, lhe, mhe, Nhe, othe, ptha, qte, tahi, taho, tce, tch, tchah, Tdex, teh, tej, teq, tev, Tfe, th, tha, thab, thae, thax, thay, thc, thec, thed, thef, theg, thei, thek, theo, theol, thep, ther, thes, thet, thex, thge, thi, thiel, thieo, thil, thip, thiq, thiv, thix, thoe, thok, thol, thp, thr, thre, ths, thse, tht, thu, thue, thul, thwe, thye, thz, tj, tju, tle, tmh, Toha, tohe, tohel, tohue, Tpha, trhe, tte, tthe, Tve, Tvel, twe, tze, tzee, vhe. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: eth, het.

-1 letter: eh, et, he.

+1 letter: beth, eath, etch, eths, haet, hate, heat, heft, hent, hest, heth, hets, hyte, khet, meth, teth, thae, thee, them, then, thew, they, whet.

+2 letters: bathe, berth, beths, cheat, chert, chest, cheth, chute, death, depth, doeth, earth, eight, ether, ethic, ethos, ethyl, fetch, haets, haste, hated, hater, hates, haute, heart, heath, heats, hefts, hefty, heist, helot, hents, hertz, hests, heths, hotel, ither, ketch, kheth, khets, kithe, kythe, lathe, letch, lethe, lithe, meths, neath, other, rathe, retch, sheet, shent, shote, shute, tache, teach, techy, teeth, tench, tenth, teths, teuch, teugh, thane, thebe, theca, theft, thegn, thein, their, theme, thens, there, therm, these, theta, thews, thewy, thief, thine, thole, those, three, threw, throe, thyme, tithe, tophe, tythe, vetch, wecht, wheat, whets, white, withe.