pronoun

Definitions

1. A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
2. Ellipsis of preferred pronoun, any of the third-person pronouns by which a person prefers to be referred to, typically reflecting their gender identity; often communicated as a subject–object pair.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural, specifically

Equivalents

64 more languages

Afrikaansvoornaamwoord

العربيةالضميرضَمَائِرُضمير

Azərbaycan diliəvəzlik

Беларускаязайменнік

Българскиместоимение

বাংলাসর্বনাম

བོད་སྐད།མིང་ཚབ

Bosanskizamenicazamjenicaзаменицазамјеница+ 1 more

Catalàpronom

Češtinanáměstkapronomenzájmeno

Cymraegrhagenw

Danskpronomenstedord

Ελληνικάαντωνυμία

Esperantopronomo

Eestiasesõna

Euskaraizenordain

Suomiasemoasemosanapronomini

Gaeilgeforainm

Gàidhligriochdair

Galegopronome

עבריתכינויכִּנּוּי גּוּףשם גוף

हिन्दीसर्वनाम

Hrvatskizamenicazamjenicaзаменицазамјеница+ 1 more

Magyarnévmás

Հայերենդերանուն

Bahasa Indonesiakata gantipronomina

Íslenskafornafn

Italianopronome

日本語代名詞

ქართულინაცვალსახელი

Қазақ тіліесімдік

ភាសាខ្មែរសព្វនាម

한국어대명사

Kurdîalmaspronomzamîr

Latinapronomenprovocabulum

ລາວສັບພະນາມ

Lietuviųįvardis

Latviešupronomensvietniekvārds

Македонскизаменка

മലയാളംസർവ്വനാമം

Монголтөлөөний нэртөлөөний үг

Maltipronom

မြန်မာနာမ်စား

Nederlandspronomenvoornaamwoord

Polskizaimek

Portuguêspronome

Românăpronume

Русскийместоимение

Slovenčinazámeno

Slovenščinazaimek

Српскиzamenicazamjenicaзаменицазамјеница+ 1 more

Svenskapron.pronomen

Kiswahilikiwakilishi

தமிழ்பெயர்பெயர்ச்சொல்

తెలుగుసర్వనామము

Тоҷикӣҷонишин

ไทยสรรพนาม

Tagalogpanghalip

Türkçeadılalmaşzamir

ئۇيغۇرچەئالماش

Українськазайменник

اردوضمیر

Tiếng Việtchưngđại danh từđại từ

isiZuluisabizwana

Examples

“The possessive conjunctive pronoun is always repeated before a substantive, and after a conjunction; as my brothers and sisters, mes frères & mes sœurs; […]”

“Dalia: Why are you playing the pronoun game? Alyssa: What? What are you talking about? I'm not even. Dalia: You are. "I met someone." "We have⟳ a great time. "They're from my home town." Doesn't this tube of wonderful have⟳ a name⟳!”

“As here the possessive pronoun 'our' has inclusive reference in that it a priori includes both the editor and reader, its presence amounts to a kind of pronominal bonding between writer and reader.”

“My pronouns are she/her. What are your pronouns?”

“The vast majority (82 percent) of the nonbinary trans students I interviewed used nonbinary pronouns for themselves, and all said that they were rarely given the opportunity to indicate⟳ their pronouns.”

“Then an earnest elaboration: “It’s just nice that other people understand⟳ what I’m thinking. I don’t have⟳ to explain⟳ a million things. I don’t have⟳ to be like⟳, Okay, I guess⟳ I’ll let⟳ you ignore⟳ my pronouns. It’s a very good space.””

“You can refuse⟳ to use⟳ pronouns and alternate names and still show⟳ love⟳ to your child. Be clear and succinct.”

“In recent weeks, [Rachel] Accurso has faced backlash from some parents on TikTok who say⟳ her content is "inappropriate" because it features her co-star, Jules, a musician who uses they/them pronouns.”

“Abbott celebrated the move⟳ on X, sharing a report⟳ from the Austin American-Statesman on the firing and writing: “A Texas state employee refused to remove⟳ pronouns from email signature. He was fired before noon.””

“Fox News sneered that [Renee] Good was a “self-proclaimed poet” — she’s the winner of a prestigious poetry award — “with pronouns in her bio.””

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