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Added 9 October 2026

those

/ðəʊz/ determiner

In Latin: illī, illae, illa Wiktionary

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plural of that
Those bolts go with these parts.

pronoun

plural of that
those who serve [those persons who serve]

Origin

From Middle English thos (“those”), alteration of tho pl (“the; those”), equivalent to tho (“the; those”) + -s (plural ending), partly by analogy with thes (“these”), whose final -s is original and not a plural ending. More at tho.

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