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Definitions
(3)
1
pronoun
Used
to
refer
to
a
specific
thing
or
person
that
is
more
distant
in
time
or
space
,
or
less
immediately
present
.
That
is
the
book
I
was
talking
about
.
I
can't
believe
that
happened
yesterday
.
Do
you
remember
that
time
we
went
to
the
beach
?
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2
conjunction
Used
to
introduce
a
clause
,
often
to
give
more
information
about
something
mentioned
earlier
.
I
heard
that
you
got
a
new
job
.
She
said
that
she
would
come
to
the
party
.
It's
important
that
we
finish
on
time
.
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3
adverb
Used
to
emphasize
a
degree
or
extent
,
often
in
a
negative
context
.
It's
not
that
difficult
to
solve
.
I
didn't
think
it
was
that
expensive
.
She
wasn't
that
interested
in
the
movie
.
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Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
þæt
Originally meant
that, which
Background
The word 'that' comes from Old English 'þæt', which was used similarly to how we use 'that' today, to point out or specify something.