English Explanatory Dictionary

your

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
  2. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
  3. A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
  4. That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)
contraction
  1. Misspelling of you're.
pron
  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of your, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Pronunciation

yo͝o yô /jɔː(ɹ)/ /jʊə(ɹ)/ /jə(ɹ)/ En-uk-your.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-your.wav yôr /jɔɹ/ /jʊɹ/ /jɝ/ /jɚ/ En-us-your.ogg En-us-your unstressed.ogg /jʊəɹ/ /jɜ(ː)ɹ/ /jɪʊɹ/ /jɪəɹ/ /jəɹ/ /jɪɹ/ yōr /jo(ː)ɹ/ /joə/ /joʊ/

Word forms

your ur ya yer yr yo yo' yur

Etymology

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

Related words

Ime me myselfmemysen mine mymineme we us ourselvesourselfoursen oursourn our you yourselfyoursen yoursyourn thou thee thyselftheeselfthysen thine thythine youye yourselves you ally'all you guys yous y'allselves all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' he him himselfhisselfhissen hishisn his she her herselfhersen hershern ithit itselfhitself itshis itshishits they them themself themselves theirs their one oneself – one's themhem 'em themselvestheirsen theirstheirn The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.

Derived words

a plague o' both your houses a plague on both your houses a pox on both your houses black as your hat Bob is your uncle Bob's your father's brother Bob's your mother's brother Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door did my back hurt your knife don't count your chickens before they've hatched don't worry your pretty little head flat as your hat for your eyes only go back to your country kill your idols kiss your sister more grease to your elbow more power to your elbow my culture is not your costume pick-your-own Robert is your father's brother Robert is your mother's brother Robert is your uncle Robert's your mother's brother Robert's your uncle save the drama for your momma saving your presence saving your reverence take your change out of that take your oil the sky will fall on your head up your ass use your words what color is your Bugatti whatever butters your biscuit whatever butters your biscuits whatever butters your bread whatever butters your muffin whatever butters your toast whatever humps your camel whatever melts your butter whatever sizzles your bacon whatever tickles your pickle whatever winds your clock what is your problem what's your game what's your poison what's your problem who took the jam out of your doughnut who was your servant last year you got a mouse in your purse you kiss your father with that mouth you kiss your grandfather with that mouth your barn door is open your guys's Your Imperial Highness Your Lordship your place or mine your point being
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