Definition from Merriam-Webster:
1. pronoun
- the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned
- what is stated in the following phrase, clause, or discourse
- this time or place
- the one nearer or more immediately under observation
- the one more recently referred to
2. adjective
- being the one that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned
- being one not previously mentioned
- being the nearer at hand or more immediately under observation or discussion