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• possessive of thou.
• possessive of you.

your

American  

[yoor, yawr, yohr, yer] / jʊər, jɔr, joʊr, jər /

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  

/ jɔː, jʊə, jə /

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

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Example Sentences

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Freezing your eggs is an expensive procedure that costs somewhere in the region of $20,000 per retrieval.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

When you leave the app, it reverts back to an algorithm-governed feed on your return.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

This week in the Don’t Short Yourself newsletter, she outlined one move you can make to save $20,000 on the cost of your wedding.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

What you choose to do with its charred femur is between you and your God.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Students of neurology or psychology study his case because it illustrates how the lobes of the frontal cortex—the two halves of your brain that meet in your forehead—are the seat of "executive functions."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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