Collins English-English Dictionary

there [ðεə]

1. 1. adv in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respect

   we never go there

   I'm afraid I disagree with you there

2. 2. pron used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complement

   there is a girl in that office

   there doesn't seem to be any water left

3. 3. adj [postpositive] who or which is in that place or position

   that boy there did it

4. 4. n that place

   near there

   from there

5. 5. interj an expression of sympathy, as in consoling a child

6. 6. interj [Etymology] Old English thær; related to Old Frisian ther, Old Saxon, Old High German thar, Old Norse, Gothic thar

7. 7. interj [Usage] In correct usage, the verb should agree with the number of the subject in such constructions as there is a man waiting and there are several people waiting. However, where the subject is compound, it is common in speech to use the singular as in there's a police car and an ambulance outside