you're

[ yoor; unstressed yer ]

contraction of you are:You're certain that's right?

usage note For you're

See contraction.

Words that may be confused with you're

yore, your, you're

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use you're in a sentence

Youre a-going to accommodate us, and wots to prevent my standing treat for a pint or so, in return?
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
If youre finding the rent of this 24 house too much fer ye, why, theres cheaper tenements in town.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Youre very kind, Im sure, she said, taking the purse into which Mr. Chumley had crammed the money.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Youre just as bad 53 as Postscript was in Gee Gees class one day this week.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Its very true, youre matron here, my dear, submitted Mr. Bumble; but I thought you mightnt be in the way just then.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for you're

you're

/ (jʊə, jɔː, unstressed jə) /

contraction of

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

Browse