Pronoun: meaning, definitions and examples

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pronoun

 

[ หˆprษ™สŠnaสŠn ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

grammar

A pronoun is a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it, this).

Synonyms

replacement word, substitute

Examples of usage

  • He
  • she
  • it
  • they
  • this
Context #2 | Noun

language

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. It is used to avoid repetition of the noun and make the sentence less cumbersome.

Synonyms

placeholder, substitute word

Examples of usage

  • Instead of saying 'John is a teacher. John is very smart.', we can use 'John is a teacher. He is very smart.'

Translations

Translations of the word "pronoun" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น pronome

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคฐเฅเคตเคจเคพเคฎ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Pronomen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kata ganti

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะนะผะตะฝะฝะธะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zaimek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไปฃๅ่ฉž (ใ ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ—)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท pronom

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ pronombre

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท zamir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋Œ€๋ช…์‚ฌ (daemyeongsa)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุถู…ูŠุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zรกjmeno

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zรกmeno

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไปฃ่ฏ (dร icรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zaimek

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ fornafn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตัั–ะผะดั–ะบ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒชแƒ•แƒแƒšแƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™vษ™zlik

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ pronombre

Etymology

The word 'pronoun' originated from the late Middle English word 'pronoun' which came from the Latin word 'pronomen' meaning 'a pronoun'. The concept of pronouns has been present in various languages throughout history, as they serve the purpose of replacing nouns to make sentences more concise and less repetitive.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #11,173, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.