| 1. definite article used to specify one person or item in particular (Grammar). (Grammar) word used to modify adjectives and adverbs and show relation between two conditions (i.e. The more I study, the more I learn). thethe, adv. [as. ?ē, ?&ymacr;, instrumental case of sē, se?, ??t, the definite article. see: 2d the.] 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. yet not the more cease i. so much the rather thou, celestial light, shine inward, and the mind through all her powers irradiate.the the , v. i. see: thee. [obs.] milton.the the (&thlig;ē, when emphatic or alone; &thlig;&esl;, obscure before a vowel; &thlig;e, obscure before a consonant; 37), definite article. [as. ?e, a later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. sē, formed under the influence of the oblique cases. see: that, pron.] a word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.note: the was originally a demonstrative pronoun, being a weakened form of that. when placed before adjectives and participles, it converts them into abstract nouns; as, the sublime and the beautiful. the is used regularly before many proper names, as of rivers, oceans, ships, etc.; as, the nile, the atlantic, the great eastern, the west indies, the hague. the with an epithet or ordinal number often follows a proper name; as, alexander the great; napoleon the third. the may be employed to individualize a particular kind or species; as, the grasshopper shall be a burden. xii. 5.the technische hoogeschool eindhoven (os), t.h.e.the the hessling editorthe..see: english |
