Meaning of your in English

your

determiner

strong /jɔːr/ weak /jər/ us

strong /jʊr/ weak /jɚ/

your determiner (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)

belonging or relating to the person or group of people being spoken or written to:

Is this your bag?

It's not your fault.

Your mother is driving me crazy.

What's your problem?

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Put your toys away now - it's time for bed.
Are you still in touch with any of your old school friends?
Shall I top up your drink?
The green of your scarf tones in with your shoes.
I'm sorry I forgot to mention your name. I just wasn't thinking.

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Linguistics: possessive forms

your determiner (PEOPLE GENERALLY)

belonging or relating to people generally:

Of course you want the best for your children.

Garlic is good for your blood.

informal

said before a typical example of something is given:

This isn't your usual science fiction novel, but then Brinkworth isn't exactly your typical author.

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After you've had a baby you lose the muscle tone in your stomach.
The blurb on the back of the book says that it 'will touch your heart'.
This is the easiest way to top up your mobile phone card.
On the plane, the flight attendant brings you a towelette after your meal.
A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.

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Linguistics: possessive forms

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Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)

We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: …

(Definition of your from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

your | American Dictionary

your

pronoun

/jʊər, jɔr, jər/

your pronoun (BELONGING TO YOU)

belonging to or connected with the person or people being spoken to; the possessive form of you:

Is this your umbrella?

Let’s take your car because it has more room than mine.

your pronoun (OF PEOPLE GENERALLY)

belonging to or connected with any person or people generally:

Exercise is good for your health.

Idiom

in your face

(Definition of your from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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所稱呼的一個人／多個人, 你的, 您的…

（”you” の所有格）あなた（たち）の, 君（たち）の, （総称的に人を表して）自分の…

senin, sizin, sizlerin…

ton, ton/ta/tes/votre/vos, son/sa/ses…

el teu, el seu, el vostre…

ضَمير المِلْكِيّة لِلمُخاطَب…

tvůj, váš…

din, dit, Deres…

milikmu…

ของคุณ…

của bạn, mày, anh…

twój, wasz, swój…

kamu…

dein/deine, ***euer/eure, Ihr/Ihre…

dit, din, sin…

너의, (일반적인) 사람의…

seu, próprio…

所称呼的一个人／多个人, 你的, 您的…

tuo, vostro, suo…

твой, ваш, ваш (в грам. значении неопр. местоимения)…

tu, su, vuestro…

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Meaning of your in English

your determiner (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)

your determiner (PEOPLE GENERALLY)

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your | American Dictionary

your pronoun (BELONGING TO YOU)

your pronoun (OF PEOPLE GENERALLY)

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