Meaning
Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tód Proto-Germanic *þod Proto-Germanic *þat Proto-West Germanic *þat Old English þæt Middle English that English that From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 42 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-20HACEILT
- 2026-08-29TADHINO
- 2026-08-09HACELOT
- 2026-07-22TACDHKR
- 2026-06-15HACEIPT
- 2026-05-16AEHNOPT
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-04-08TANHBIO
- 2026-02-15AGTRIPH
- 2025-12-16TWARNHO
- 2025-12-03HUATMCP
- 2025-08-25TAOHGLU
+30 earlier appearances in the archive.