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your

your
Y y

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yoo r, yawr, yohr; unstressed yer]
    • /yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr; unstressed yər/
    • /jɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo r, yawr, yohr; unstressed yer]
    • /yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr; unstressed yər/

Definitions of your word

  • verb with object your to address as “thou.”. 1
  • verb without object your to use “thou” in discourse. 1
  • noun plural your something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you. 1
  • noun plural your the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. 1
  • noun your Belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing. 1
  • adjective your possessive: belonging to you 1

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Origin of your

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English ēower (genitive of gē ye1); cognate with German euer

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Your

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

your popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

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