Phrase guide

that is

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: conjunctive, not-comparable

Examples

  • The Brazilian population is multiethnic—that is, it has many ethnicities.
  • We have never met —not formally, that is.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: that is to say, i.e., better put, in other words, put differently, that is, to put it another way, what this means is, which is to say

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þæt is.

Across languages

Translations

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dit wil sê — in other words
  • Arabic: يَعْنِي (yaʕnī) — in other words
  • Arabic: أَي (ʔay) — in other words
  • Aragonese: ye dicir — in other words
  • Armenian: այսինքն (aysinkʻn) — in other words
  • Asturian: ye dicir — in other words
  • Azerbaijani: yəni — in other words
  • Azerbaijani: deməli — in other words
  • Azerbaijani: demək — in other words
  • Bashkir: йәғни (yəğni) — in other words
  • Basque: hau da — in other words
  • Belarusian: гэ́та зна́чыць (héta znáčycʹ) — in other words
  • Belarusian: г.зн. (h.zn.) — in other words
  • Belarusian: то́ бок (tó bok) — in other words
  • Bulgarian: то́ест (tóest) — in other words
  • Bulgarian: т. е. (t. e.) — in other words
  • Bulgarian: си́реч (síreč) — in other words
  • Catalan: és a dir — in other words
  • Catalan: ço és — in other words
  • Catalan: o sigui (hispanism) — in other words
  • Chinese Cantonese: 即係話 /即系话 (zik1 hai6 waa6) — in other words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 就是說 /就是说 (jiùshìshuō) — in other words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 換句話說 /换句话说 (huànjùhuàshuō) — in other words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亦即 (yìjí) — in other words
  • Czech: to znamená — in other words
  • Czech: jinými slovy — in other words
  • Czech: to je — in other words
  • Danish: det vil sige — in other words
  • Danish: dvs. — in other words
  • Dutch: namelijk — in other words
  • Dutch: dat wil zeggen — in other words
  • Dutch: met andere woorden — in other words
  • Esperanto: tio estas — in other words
  • Finnish: eli — in other words
  • Finnish: nimittäin — in other words
  • Finnish: toisin sanoen — in other words
  • Finnish: meinaan — in other words
  • French: c'est-à-dire — in other words
  • French: c-à-d — in other words
  • Georgian: ესე იგი (ese igi) — in other words
  • Georgian: ანუ (anu) — in other words
  • German: das heißt — in other words
  • Greek: δηλαδή (diladí) — in other words
  • Haitian Creole: sètadi — in other words
  • Hebrew: כְּלוֹמַר (k'lomár) — in other words
  • Hebrew: במילים אחרות (bemilím acherót) — in other words
  • Hebrew: היינו (haynu) — in other words
  • Hindi: यानी (yānī) — in other words
  • Hungarian: azaz — in other words
  • Hungarian: illetve — in other words
  • Icelandic: það er — in other words
  • Irish: mar atá — in other words
  • Old Irish: ed ón — in other words
  • Italian: cioè — in other words
  • Italian: cioè a dire — in other words
  • Japanese: つまり (tsumari) — in other words
  • Japanese: すなわち (sunawachi) — in other words
  • Kazakh: яғни (äğni) — in other words
  • Khmer: គ៖ (kɨː) — in other words
  • Korean: 즉 (jeuk) — in other words
  • Korean: 말하자면 (malhajamyeon) — in other words
  • Northern Kurdish: ango — in other words
  • Northern Kurdish: dêmek — in other words
  • Northern Kurdish: yenî — in other words
  • Latin: vidēlicet — in other words
  • Latin: id est — in other words
  • Lithuanian: tai yra — in other words
  • Macedonian: то ест — in other words
  • Malay: yakni — in other words
  • Maltese: jiġifieri — in other words
  • Eastern Mari: але (aĺe) — in other words
  • Norwegian Bokmål: altså — in other words
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: altso — in other words
  • Old Church Slavonic: си рѣчь (si rěčĭ) — in other words
  • Old English: þæt is — in other words
  • Persian: یعنی (ya'ni) — in other words
  • Polish: mianowicie — in other words
  • Polish: czyli — in other words
  • Polish: to znaczy — in other words
  • Polish: to jest — in other words
  • Portuguese: isto é — in other words
  • Portuguese: ou seja — in other words
  • Romanian: adică — in other words
  • Russian: то́ есть (tó jestʹ) — in other words
  • Russian: т. е. — in other words
  • Russian: то́ бишь (tó bišʹ) — in other words
  • Russian: ина́че говоря́ (ináče govorjá) — in other words
  • Russian: други́ми слова́ми (drugími slovámi) — in other words
  • Scottish Gaelic: sin a ràdh — in other words
  • Scottish Gaelic: sin ri ràdh — in other words
  • Scottish Gaelic: 's e sin — in other words
  • Serbo-Croatian: то јест — in other words
  • Serbo-Croatian: to jest — in other words
  • Spanish: o sea — in other words
  • Swahili: yaani — in other words
  • Swedish: det vill säga — in other words
  • Tagalog: alalaong baga'y — in other words
  • Tagalog: kumbaga — in other words
  • Tajik: яъне (ya'ne) — in other words
  • Tamil: அதாவது (atāvatu) — in other words
  • Thai: คือ (kʉʉ) — in other words
  • Turkish: yani — in other words
  • Turkish: başka bir deyişle — in other words
  • Ukrainian: то́бто (tóbto) — in other words
  • Ukrainian: це́бто (cébto) — in other words
  • Ukrainian: се́бто (sébto) — in other words
  • Urdu: یعنی (ya'nī) — in other words
  • Uzbek: yaʼni — in other words
  • Vietnamese: tức là — in other words
  • Vietnamese: nghĩa là — in other words
  • Welsh: sef — in other words
  • Welsh: hynny yw — in other words
  • Yoruba: ìyẹn ni pé — in other words