Your: meaning, definitions and examples
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your
[ jʊə ]
used to refer to the one or ones belonging to or connected with the person or people that the speaker is addressing
Belonging to or connected with the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
Synonyms
belonging to you, one's
Examples of usage
- It's your turn to speak.
- What's your name?
- Is this your bag?
used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
Synonyms
the person addressed, you
Examples of usage
- I'll meet you outside.
- Your family is waiting for you.
informal term for a person's characteristic quality or individuality
A person's characteristic quality or individuality.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Be true to yourself.
- He has a unique style all his own.
Translations
Translations of the word "your" in other languages:
🇵🇹 seu
- sua
- teus
- tuas
🇮🇳 आपका
🇩🇪 dein
- deine
- euer
- eure
- Ihr
- Ihre
🇮🇩 Anda
- milik Anda
- kamu
- milikmu
🇺🇦 твій
- твоя
- твоє
- ваш
- ваша
- ваше
🇵🇱 twój
- twoja
- twoje
- wasz
- wasza
- wasze
🇯🇵 あなたの
🇫🇷 ton
- ta
- tes
- votre
- vos
🇪🇸 tu
- tuyo
- tuya
- tus
- vuestro
- vuestra
- vuestros
- vuestras
🇹🇷 senin
🇰🇷 너의
🇸🇦 لك
🇨🇿 tvůj
- tvoje
- tvé
- váš
- vaše
🇸🇰 tvoj
- tvoja
- tvoje
- váš
- vaša
- vaše
🇨🇳 你的
🇸🇮 tvoj
- tvoja
- tvoje
- vaš
- vaša
- vaše
🇮🇸 þinn
- þín
- þitt
- yðar
- ykkar
🇰🇿 сенің
🇬🇪 შენი
🇦🇿 sənin
🇲🇽 tu
- tuyo
- tuya
- tus
- vuestro
- vuestra
- vuestros
- vuestras
Word origin
The word 'your' originated from Middle English 'yower', which is derived from Old English 'ēower', meaning 'of you'. Over time, the word evolved to its current form in Modern English. 'Your' is a possessive determiner and pronoun that is widely used in everyday language to indicate possession or to address someone directly.