there you are

phrase

Used while giving someone something. Here you are; there you go.

“Right, the committee has considered your request and denied it, so there you are.”

Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticUsed while giving someone something. Here you are; there you go.
  2. idiomaticSynonym of there you have it.

    "There you are!" panted Joolby, waving a stick towards the table as if it had been a conjurer's wand and would cause everything to disappear by magic. "What did I tell you, eh? eh? The bitch never came here yesterday at all. […]"

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

    Synonyms: there you have it

  3. UKidiomaticSaid to indicate that one has finished talking, or to express finality or fatalism, particularly regarding unpleasant news.

    Right, the committee has considered your request and denied it, so there you are.

    Synonyms: that's that, it is what it is

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseSynonym of there you have it.

phraseSaid to indicate that one has finished talking, or to express finality or fatalism, particularly regarding unpleasant news.

Cite this entry
APA

there you are. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20you%20are

MLA

“there you are.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20you%20are. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there you are,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20you%20are.

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