/ðiːz/, /ðiz/
OriginFrom 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.
- form-of, pluralplural of this
“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.”
“MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.”
- form-of, pluralplural of this