Third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.

(nautical) The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler (whaling ship) when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.

in the following part (of a document or speech)

Contraction of there is. / (nonstandard) Contraction of there are. / Contraction of there has. / (colloquial) Contraction of there was. / (colloquial) Contraction of there does.

A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing of the Divine, or for fortune or fate.

(chiefly in patent law) On top of that.

(UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) If there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt. / (humorous) all rumors are true

To arrive at a destination. / (idiomatic) To succeed after a lengthy attempt.

An informal greeting.

The specified thing exists, physically or abstractly.