your

[yoor, yawr, yohr, yer]

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.

your

/ 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

Grammar Note

See me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of your¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of your¹

Old English eower, genitive of gē _ye ¹ ; related to Old Frisian jūwe, Old Saxon euwa, Old High German iuwēr

Example Sentences

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Each typically runs at $1 a piece—a tab that racks up quickly if your child is having more than one a day.

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The gaming platform said verifying your age is optional but users won’t be able to access chat features unless they do so.

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It’s always a good time to check the risk in your retirement portfolio and to ask yourself what you would do if — if — the stock market fell by, say, a third or even half.

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