Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
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- [th air; unstressed th er]
- /ðɛər; unstressed ðər/
- /ðeə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [th air; unstressed th er]
- /ðɛər; unstressed ðər/
Definitions of their word
- noun plural their any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes. 1
- noun plural their a female person or animal. 1
- noun plural their an object or device considered as female or feminine. 1
- adjective their male (usually used in combination): a he-goat. 1
- noun their (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players. 1
- noun their Slang. sex appeal. sexual intercourse. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of their
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English < Old Norse theirra their; replacing Old English thāra, thǣra; cf. they
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Their
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
their popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
their usage trend in Literature
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