there you are

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Meaning · English

Used to acknowledge someone's arrival or presence

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Để công nhận sự có mặt hoặc xuất hiện của ai đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: the state of being in a location
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I've been looking all over for you, there you are!

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “there you are” mean?

Used to acknowledge someone's arrival or presence Literally: the state of being in a location

Is “there you are” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.