your

American  

[yoor, yawr, yohr, yer] / yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr, yər /

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  

/ jə, jɔː, jʊə /

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

Example Sentences

You can see how weather will affect your Christmas travel plans on the road.

From BBC

“You can do whatever you want while you’re in this comfortable little lounge, and when you get out you will be at your destination,” Musk said.

From MarketWatch

What do your scripts look like—do you write in the margins?

From The Wall Street Journal

But stake sales “also comes with things that are not that attractive to the GPs,” including reduced fee revenue and carried interest, and “some constraint on your flexibility” regarding firm strategy, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Your next toy purchase might be powered by artificial intelligence and able to converse with your kids.

From Los Angeles Times