Transcription
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- [yooz]
- /yuz/
- /jˈuːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yooz]
- /yuz/
Definitions of yous word
- noun yous plural of you. 1
- noun plural yous 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 yous the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. 1
- noun yous (regional, chiefly AU, US, Ireland, Scotland) You (with singular or plural reference). (from 19th c.). 1
- pronoun yous refers to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker 0
- pronoun yous (dialectal, chiefly Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, New Jersey, Liverpudlian, Ireland, Scotland) You (plural). 0
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Origin of yous
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English ēow (dative, accusative of gē ye1); cognate with Old Frisian ju, Old Saxon iu, Dutch u, Old High German iu, eu
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Parts of speech for Yous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".