that is en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Inherited from Old English þæt is.
Meanings
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(conjunctive, not-comparable) In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation
Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time. Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive.
1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5:The Brazilian population is multiethnic—that is, it has many ethnicities.
We have never met —not formally, that is.
Mr. Underwood not only ran The Maycomb Tribune office, he lived in it. That is, above it.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
Synonyms
what this means is · that is · put differently · better put · that is to say · in other words · i.e. · to put it another way · which is to say · i.e. · that is to say
Translations (113)
hu illetve (in other words) · pl mianowicie (in other words) · he כְּלוֹמַר (in other words) · cu си рѣчь (in other words) · cmn 就是說 /就是说 (in other words) · pl to jest (in other words) · gd 's e sin (in other words) · de das heißt (in other words) · ru други́ми слова́ми (in other words) · ru ина́че говоря́ (in other words) · th คือ (in other words) · kmr yenî (in other words) · he היינו (in other words) · eo tio estas (in other words) · pl to znaczy (in other words) · ca és a dir (in other words) · az demək (in other words) · uk се́бто (in other words) · la vidēlicet (in other words) · nn altso (in other words) · ro adică (in other words) · ru то́ бишь (in other words) · ur یعنی (in other words) · tl alalaong baga'y (in other words) · sw yaani (in other words) · ht sètadi (in other words) · he במילים אחרות (in other words) · ba йәғни (in other words) · ar يَعْنِي (in other words) · fi eli (in other words) · gd sin a ràdh (in other words) · lt tai yra (in other words) · uk то́бто (in other words) · ca o sigui (hispanism) (in other words) · el δηλαδή (in other words) · az deməli (in other words) · da dvs. (in other words) · af dit wil sê (in other words) · hy այսինքն (in other words) · kmr dêmek (in other words) · sh to jest (in other words) · ast ye dicir (in other words) · yo ìyẹn ni pé (in other words) · ar أَي (in other words) · tr yani (in other words) · nl dat wil zeggen (in other words) · vi tức là (in other words) · ka ანუ (in other words) · ang þæt is (in other words) · ru то́ есть (in other words) · is það er (in other words) · bg си́реч (in other words) · fi toisin sanoen (in other words) · yue 即係話 /即系话 (in other words) · an ye dicir (in other words) · fa یعنی (in other words) · kmr ango (in other words) · pt isto é (in other words) · mt jiġifieri (in other words) · pt ou seja (in other words) · fr c'est-à-dire (in other words) · be г.зн. (in other words) · tr başka bir deyişle (in other words) · nl namelijk (in other words) · ko 말하자면 (in other words) · es o sea (in other words) · be то́ бок (in other words) · ms yakni (in other words) · fi meinaan (in other words) · uk це́бто (in other words) · gd sin ri ràdh (in other words) · nb altså (in other words) · eu hau da (in other words) · it cioè a dire (in other words) · bg то́ест (in other words) · ka ესე იგი (in other words) · cs jinými slovy (in other words) · sga ed ón (in other words) · sv det vill säga (in other words) · it cioè (in other words) · kk яғни (in other words) · ja つまり (in other words) · ru т. е. (in other words) · cy hynny yw (in other words) · cmn 亦即 (in other words) · sh то јест (in other words) · bg т. е. (in other words) · cs to je (in other words) · az yəni (in other words) · la id est (in other words) · be гэ́та зна́чыць (in other words) · tl kumbaga (in other words) · ga mar atá (in other words) · uz yaʼni (in other words) · vi nghĩa là (in other words) · nl met andere woorden (in other words) · fi nimittäin (in other words) · tg яъне (in other words) · cy sef (in other words) · hu azaz (in other words) · hi यानी (in other words) · km គ៖ (in other words) · ca ço és (in other words) · mhr але (in other words) · ko 즉 (in other words) · pl czyli (in other words) · cmn 換句話說 /换句话说 (in other words) · fr c-à-d (in other words) · ja すなわち (in other words) · da det vil sige (in other words) · ta அதாவது (in other words) · cs to znamená (in other words) · mk то ест (in other words)