the (EN)

article, adverb, preposition

article “the”

1. the definite article used before a noun
   Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.

   The cat sat on the windowsill, basking in the sunlight.
2. used to turn a superlative or an ordinal number into a noun
   He was the first, i.e. the best.
3. used to refer to all individuals or things described by a particular adjective
   The rich and the poor have very different life experiences.

adverb “the”

1. indicates that as one thing becomes more significant, another thing becomes more significant in response
   The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

preposition “the”

1. for each, per
   Gasoline was sold at four dollars the gallon.