your
Americanpronoun
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(a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective).
Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea.
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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.
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(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.
determiner
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of, belonging to, or associated with you
your nose
your house
your first taste of freedom
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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
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informal used to indicate all things or people of a certain type
your part-time worker is a problem
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informal (intensifier)
here is your actual automatic tin-opener
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
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“Wherever in the world you’re spending your day, I hope you feel inspired and invigorated,” Laufey wrote in a note on her “A Very Laufey Day” website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It de-skills us. In any conversation with a human being, you say your piece, and the person says, ‘yes, but’ or ‘I have a different life experience.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I prefer mine on the less-sweet side, but both the honey and pepper are easy to adjust depending on your fruit and your taste.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
So as you get older, your brain is less able to register these signals and may cause your joints to bear weight unevenly.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Did I tell you how brave, how strong your pa was when we left Louisiana?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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