ya

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[ yuh ]

pronounInformal.
  1. you: Give me a hand, will ya?

  2. your: Where's ya brother?

Origin of ya

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First recorded in 1820–25; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of you and your in continuous rapid speech

Words Nearby ya

Other definitions for ya (2 of 4)

ya2
[ yah ]

interjectionInformal.
  1. a variant of yeah.

Other definitions for YA (3 of 4)

YA

abbreviation
  1. young adult.

Other definitions for yā (4 of 4)

[ yah ]

noun
  1. the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of yā

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From Arabic

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How to use ya in a sentence

  • If ya would put' em through the chute, one at a time, 'stead of pushin' 'em up in droves, I could answer better.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • He dodged wearily and repeated his incredible remark: "ya-as, there is—wimmen—two female ladies onto them there mules."

    In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers
  • Was a little too much for me to handle alone, 'cause I never studied that kinda things, ya know.

    Vanishing Point | C.C. Beck
  • ya notice how that funny-looking cube inside there gets bigger every time you look at it?

    Vanishing Point | C.C. Beck
  • ya, baas—a mighty big one too; das da spoor of dem antelope—See!