Phrase guide

there you are

phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 2

Synonym of there you have it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: there you have it

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, idiomatic

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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