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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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And particularly when you’re missing two of your top guys, part of elevating is elevating each other and the belief that the group as a whole can be great.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"There's many children now with complex needs that you've got to take into account when you're teaching," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Let us know how you’re starting over at [email protected].

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You don’t feel the need to advertise your wealth and, despite your efforts, fancy stuff doesn’t make you feel like you’re looking in a mirror at an image of your own self-satisfaction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

She smiled and said, “But you’re always going to have grandparents everywhere. You are the miracle of thousands of grandparents. We are here for you. ’Ayóó ’áníínísh’ni’, shiyáázh.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith