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you're

American

[yoor, yer] / yʊər, yər /

contraction of you are:

You're certain that's right?

you're British

/ jɔː, jə, jʊə /

contraction

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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What is going through your mind at the end of a race when you know that you’re going to leave your rivals in the dust?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Say you’re in search of an air-conditioned place to rest your weary feet while a visual and musical spectacle plays out before you, where do you go?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Well, I kind of hate to say, for fear you’re already put off by how simple and easy it is.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

And nothing tells you you're part of something so difficult and profound more, than when the champion dedicates his win to a team-mate who lost his life on the cobbles eight years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s not a reflection of what you’re lacking, but of what he’s lacking.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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