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you're

American  
[yoor, yer] / yʊər, yər /
  1. contraction of you are:

    You're certain that's right?


you're British  
/ jɔː, jə, jʊə /

contraction

  1. you are

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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I know what you’re thinking: when’s the last time a Doppel was able to escape his Gänger?

From Salon

"You go into it thinking it's win or draw or bust, basically. Then you find yourself 3-0 down. You're thinking 'we've really messed up the chance, haven't we?'"

From BBC

"Maybe it's a defender's mentality, but you're sort of always fearing the worst at all times," says Hanley.

From BBC

“If you’re not stacking all these methods, you’re leaving money behind,” De Haan said.

From MarketWatch

You’re right to highlight the difficulty of getting truly unbiased and scientifically accurate background information to judges tasked with adjudicating cases involving climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal