their


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their

possessive case of they: It is their book.
Not to be confused with:
there – in or at that place: The book is over there.
they're – they are: They’re working on a second edition.

their

 (thâr)
adj.The possessive form of they
1. Used as a modifier before a noun: their accomplishments; their home town.
2. Usage Problem His, her, or its: "It is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex" (Virginia Woolf). See Usage Notes at he1, they.
[Middle English, from Old Norse theira, theirs; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

their

(ðɛə)
determiner
1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with them: their finest hour; their own clothes; she tried to combat their mocking her.
2. belonging to or associated in some way with people in general not including the speaker or people addressed: in many countries they wash their clothes in the river.
3. belonging to or associated in some way with an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody: everyone should bring their own lunch.
[C12: from Old Norse theira (genitive plural); see they, them]
Usage: See at they

their

(ðɛər; unstressed ðər)

pron.
1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.
2. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite form his or her): Someone left their book on the table. Compare theirs.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse theirra their; replacing Old English thāra, thǣra; compare they]
usage: See he1, me, they.
Translations
لَهُم، خاصَّتُهُممِلْكُهُمهمهماهن
jejichvlastní
deressin
heidän
njihov
-juk, -jük
òeirrasinn, sína
彼らの
그들의
jų
savuviņu
ich
njihov
deras
ของเขาเหล่านั้น
của họ

their

[ðɛəʳ] POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sus
their father → su padre
their house → su casa
their parents → sus padres
their sisters → sus hermanas
they took off their coats → se quitaron los abrigos
after washing their hands → después de lavarse las manos
someone stole their car → alguien les robó el coche

their

[ˈðɛər] adj
(of them, belonging to them) → leur, leurs pl
their house → leur maison
their parents → leurs parents
(= his or her) → son m, sa f, ses pl
Anyone looking for income from their investments → Quiconque cherche à avoir des revenus de ses placements ...

their

poss adj
→ ihr
(inf: = belonging to him or her) → seine(r, s); everyone knows their rights nowadays → jeder kennt heutzutage seine Rechte ? also my POSS ADJ

their

[ðɛəʳ] poss adj → il/la loro, i/le loro pl

their

(ðeə) adjective
1. belonging to them. This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.
2. used instead of his, ~his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to. Everyone should buy his own ticket.
theirs (ðeəz) pronoun
a person, thing etc belonging to them. The child is theirs; a friend of theirs (= one of their friends).

their

→ مِلْكُهُم jejich deres ihr δικός τους su heidän leur njihov loro 彼らの 그들의 hun deres ich deles их deras ของเขาเหล่านั้น onların của họ 他们的
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