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Meaning of "your" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YOUR

Old English eower, genitive of gēye1; related to Old Frisian jūwe, Old Saxon euwa, Old High German iuwēr.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR

your  [jɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Your is a determiner.
The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES YOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

You

You is the second-person personal pronoun, both singular and plural, and both nominative and oblique case, in Modern English. The oblique form you functioned previously in the roles of both accusative and dative, as well as all instances after a preposition. The possessive forms of you are your and yours. The reflexive forms are yourself and yourselves.

Definition of your in the English dictionary

The first definition of your in the dictionary is of, belonging to, or associated with you. Other definition of your is belonging to or associated with an unspecified person or people in general. Your is also used to indicate all things or people of a certain type.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOUR

youngish
youngling
youngly
youngness
youngster
Youngstown
youngth
youngthly
younker
your actual
your own backyard
Yourcenar
yours
yours truly
yourself
yourselves
yous
youse
youth

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOUR

amour
armour
behaviour
colour
flour
four
glamour
guest of honour
happy hour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
labour
our
pour
retour
sense of humour
sour
tour

Synonyms and antonyms of your in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «your» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOUR

Find out the translation of your to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of your from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «your» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

您的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tu
570 millions of speakers

English

your
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الـخَاصُّ بِك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ваш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seu, seus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোমার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ihr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あなたの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당신의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

awakmu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

của bạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

senin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tuo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

твій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al tău
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικός σου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

din
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

din
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of your

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOUR»

The term «your» is very widely used and occupies the 72 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «your» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «your» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about your

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOUR»

Discover the use of your in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to your and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer's Guide to ...
A guide to marketing a book offers advice on branding, landing interviews and media engagements, networking, building a loyal fan base, and using social media to promote a work online.
Rob Eagar, 2012
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How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
It's a warning. 'How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You' is a hilarious, brilliant offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com.
The Oatmeal, 2012
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The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to ...
Presents a guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published, including writing the query letter, getting an agent, signing contracts, working with publishers, assisting in prepub publicity and marketing, and doing book tours.
Arielle Eckstut, David Sterry, 2010
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Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
An authoritative guide shares practical advice designed to help readers overcome self-defeating behaviors--including procrastination, obsession, self-pity, rebellion, and guilt--to effectively cope with the challenges and difficulties of ...
Mark Goulston, Philip Goldberg, 1996
5
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life
This is a work to be read slowly, one essay a day. As Wayne says, OC This is a book that will forever change the way you look at your life, and the result will be that youOCOll live in a new world aligned with nature.
Wayne W. Dyer, 2007
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Your Body Speaks Your Mind: Decoding the Emotional, ...
Shapiro explains why unresolved psycho/emotional issues can affect physical health, how feelings and thoughts are linked to specific body parts, and steps to take to heal the body with the mind, and to heal the mind with the body.
Deb Shapiro, 2008
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
A Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist, This Is Your Brain on Music will attract readers of Oliver Sacks and David Byrne, as it is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.
Daniel J. Levitin, 2006
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51 Ways to Get Your Ex-girlfriend Back: Useful and Practical ...
Free of any sneaky tricks or games, this guide will give you common sense advice about ideas on how to help make things work again. D
Zig Robbins, 2010
9
Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life
Moving beyond traditional graphology, the authoran educator and handwriting expertreveals how to initiate major life changes by improving handwriting. Original.
Vimala Rodgers, 2000
10
Quiet Your Mind
In Quiet Your Mind, he offers an easy-to-follow mind-management process to help people let go of stressful mental habits and enter a more heart-centered, intuitive, and peaceful engagement with everyday life.
John Selby, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term your is used in the context of the following news items.
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Your Monday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. Here's what you need to know: • Let the lawsuits begin. President Obama today unveils a ... «New York Times, Aug 15»
2
Your Thursday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here's the sign-up.) Good morning. Here's what you need to know: • Debris from Flight 370? Officials were cautious today, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Windows 10 Shares Your Wi-Fi With Contacts
The company says your contacts will only be able to share your network access, and that Wi-Fi Sense will block those users from accessing any other shared ... «Krebs on Security, Jul 15»
4
How Many Times Has Your Personal Information Been Exposed to …
Answer the questions below to learn which parts of your identity may have been stolen in some of the major hacking attacks over the last two years and what you ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Can your city survive the apocalypse?
(CNN) The destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina was heralded as a wake-up call for the U.S., a catastrophe that illustrated the scale of the threat from ... «CNN, Jul 15»
6
Well | How Grounded Is Your Love Life?
Balancing on one leg may test the stability not just of your body but also of your marriage or other intimate relationships, according to a remarkable new study of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Face It, Your Brain Is a Computer
SCIENCE has a poor track record when it comes to comparing our brains to the technology of the day. Descartes thought that the brain was a kind of hydraulic ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
Tell It About Your Mother
Because I, as your supervisor, told it to you. Because you experienced it in your analysis. And while I wouldn't say those aren't valid reasons to have an idea, ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Can the Bacteria in Your Gut Explain Your Mood?
Eighteen vials were rocking back and forth on a squeaky mechanical device the shape of a butcher scale, and Mark Lyte was beside himself with excitement. «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
Who Owns Your Overtime?
A LITTLE-NOTICED but important change in the American workplace is about to occur. Sometime in the next month, the Department of Labor is expected to ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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