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• possessive of thou.
• possessive of you.

your

American  

[yoor, yawr, yohr, yer] / jʊər, jɔr, joʊr, jər /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective).

   Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea.

2. one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person).

   The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.

3. (used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type).

   Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don't need that much servicing.

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your British  

/ jɔː, jʊə, jə /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with you

   your nose

   your house

   your first taste of freedom

2. belonging to or associated with an unspecified person or people in general

   the path is on your left heading north

   this lotion is for your head only

3. informal used to indicate all things or people of a certain type

   your part-time worker is a problem

4. informal (intensifier)

   here is your actual automatic tin-opener

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Grammar

See me.

Etymology

Origin of your

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ēower, genitive of gē ye ¹ ); cognate with Danish jeres, Dutch jouw, German euer; akin to Armenian jer, Latvian jūsu

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Example Sentences

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your

“You now have to size your business, the way you operate, and your investments, in a way that you can compete at lower levels of volume,” Baumbick said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Thank you for your clarity, courage and unwavering support.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Unless it's laced with some pragmatism when facing the best teams in their own backyard then it can blow up in your face, which it did at Celtic Park.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Did you have to lose some of your femininity to be a leader?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Or, maybe, he loves the burnt air that fills your throat and lungs, day in and day out?

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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