there is

A form of there be — Of the specified thing: to exist, physically or abstractly.

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Meanings

verb

alternative there’s

  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.

    There is a man here to see you.

    3 more examples

    There is a flaw in your argument.

    There's the doorbell. It'll be Mom.

    Data: For any event, there is an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow.

    1993 November 27, Gene Roddenberry et al., “Parallels”, Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episode 11, Paramount Pictures

Translations

Ancient Greek ὑπάρχει
  • ὑπάρχει (hupárkhei)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Arabic هُنَاكَ, يُوجَدُ
  • هُنَاكَ (hunāka)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • يُوجَدُ (yūjadu)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Bengali আছে
  • আছে (ache)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Bulgarian и́ма
  • и́ма (íma)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Catalan hi ha
  • hi hathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Chinese Cantonese 有
  • 有 (jau⁵)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Chinese Mandarin 有
  • 有 (yǒu)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Czech je, existuje
  • jethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • existujethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Danish der findes, der er
  • der findesthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • der erthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Dutch er is, er zijn
  • er isthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • er zijnthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Esperanto estas, jen
  • estasthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • jenthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Estonian on
  • onthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Finnish -ssa on, -lla on
  • -ssa onthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • -lla onthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • onthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
French il y a
  • il y athird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
German es gibt
  • es gibtthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Greek υπάρχει
  • υπάρχει (ypárchei)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Hebrew יֵשׁ
  • יֵשׁ (yesh)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Hindi ... है, ... हैं
  • ... है (... hai)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • ... हैं (... ha͠i)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Hungarian van, vannak
  • vanthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • vannakthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Icelandic það er, það eru
  • það erthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • það eruthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Indonesian ada
  • adathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Irish tá ... ann
  • tá ... annthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Italian c'è, ci sono
  • c'èthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • ci sonothird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Japanese いる, ある
  • いる (iru)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • ある (aru)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • おる (oru)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Korean 있다
  • 있다 (itda)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Latin est, sunt
  • estthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • suntthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • exsistetthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • exsistentthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Latvian ir
  • irthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Lithuanian yra
  • yrathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Malay ada
  • adathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Norwegian det er
  • det erthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Persian هست, وجود دارد
  • هست (hast)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • وجود دارد (vojud dârad)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Polish jest, są
  • jestthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • sąthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • nie mathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Portuguese há, existe
  • háthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • existethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • temthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Romanian este, sunt
  • estethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • suntthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Russian есть, име́ется
  • есть (jestʹ)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • име́ется (iméjetsja)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • име́ются (iméjutsja)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Scottish Gaelic tha
  • thathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Slovak je
  • jethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Spanish hay
  • haythird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Swahili pana
  • panathird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Swedish det finns
  • det finnsthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Tagalog may, mayroon
  • maythird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • mayroonthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • meronthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Tamil உண்டு, உள்ளது
  • உண்டு (uṇṭu)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • உள்ளது (uḷḷatu)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • உள்ளன (uḷḷaṉa)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • இருக்கிறது (irukkiṟatu)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
  • இருக்கின்றன (irukkiṉṟaṉa)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Thai มี
  • มี (mii)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Turkish var
  • varthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Ukrainian є
  • є (je)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Vietnamese có
  • cóthird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Welsh mae
  • maethird-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Yiddish איז דאָ
  • איז דאָ (iz do)third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be
Cite this entry
APA

there is. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is

MLA

“there is.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there is,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is.

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