that

/ðæt/ adverb

Translation

› used when describing the size, amount, or state of something or someone

o kadar; bu kadar; bu denli

I've never seen a fish that big before.1400

not (all) that big/good/warm, etc › not very big/good/warm, etc

pek fazla/ okadar/öylesine büyük, iyi, sıcak vs. Değil

It hasn't been all that cold this winter.1184

(Definition of that adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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