those

[ thohz ]

pronoun

1. plural of that.

those

/ ðəʊz /

determiner

1. the form of that used before a plural noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of those¹

1300–50; Middle English those, thoos, thas ( e ), variant of tho ( Middle English, Old English thā ), plural of that, by association with Middle English thees, thas ( e ) ( Old English thās ), plural of this

Word History and Origins

Origin of those¹

Old English thās, plural of this

Idioms and Phrases

see just one of those things ; one of those days .

Example Sentences

"There is a set of predicted transcription start sites for over 50,000 genes in soy, but based on our new study, less than 3% of those predicted transcription initiation sites actually are correct," Ma said.

From Science Daily

For example, she said, “for the service providers, there’s no consistent definition of what is storage, what is a shower, what is a hot meal...and it winds up being the service provider defining those for the people that they’re serving.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Much of these audits are covering time periods before I joined LAHSA, so it’s important that I get that baseline, that I see what those key areas of pain points are, and if we’re on the right track for system improvement that we’ve already put in place, and to further let us know what’s missing,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

There could be exemptions to tariffs, such as those granted to Apple during Trump's first term.

From Salon

Those brands will either have to absorb tariffs or raise costs and quality to compete with mainstream brands, he said.

From Salon