Meaning of your | Babel Free
Definitions
- c'mon; attaboy
- Honorific alternative letter-case form of your, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context
- plural of su; one's, his, her, its, their (with plural possessee)
- belonging to you. your house/car. jou لكَ، لَكُم твой seu/sua tvůj, váš dein/e, euer, euere, Ihr/e din; dit; Deres δικός σου, δικός σας tu, tus; vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras; su, sus sinu (oma), teie (oma) مال تو؛ مال شما sinun votre/vos; ton/ta/tes שלך, שלך, שלכם तुम्हारा tvoj, vaš -a, -e, -ja, -je, -uk, -ük, -atok, -etek milikmu þinn, ykkar tuo, tua, tuoi, tue; vostro, vostra, vostri, vostre; suo, sua, suoi, sue あなたの 당신(들)의, 너(너희들)의 tavo, jūsų tavs; jūsu kamu jouw, jullie, uw din/de...
- your (with plural possessee)
- something belonging to you. This book is yours; Yours is on that shelf. joune لَكَ، لَكُم ваш seu/sua tvůj, váš dein/e, euer/e, Ihr/e din; Deres δικός σου, δικός σας tuyo, tuya, tuyos, tuyas; suyo, suya, suyos, suyas; vuestro, vuestra, vuestros, vuestras sinu (oma), teie (oma) مال تو ؛ مال شما sinun le/la/les vôtre(s); le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes שלך तुम्हारा tvoje, vaše a tied, a tietek, ill. az öné, önöké milikmu þinn, ykkar tuo, tua, tuoi, tue; vostro, vostra, vostri, vostre...
- expressions written before one's signature at the end of a letter. die uwe المُخْلِص لك ваш de V.Exa. (etc) s úctou/pozdravem Váš Ihr/e med venlig hilsen δικός σας, με εκτίμηση le saluda... (igavesti) teie ارادتمند شما kunnioittaen vôtre, à vousשלך आपका vaš (u potpisu pisma) őszinte tisztelettel (levél végén) hormat saya yðar (einlægur) (cordiali/distinti saluti) 敬具 경구(敬具), …드림, …올림 (nuoširdžiai) Jūsų, su (nuoširdžia) pagarba, Jus gerbiantis tavs; jūsu yang benar je, uwmed vennlig hilsen Twój...
- Used as a modifier before a noun: your boots; your accomplishments.
- A person's; one's: The light switch is on your right.
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Informal Used with little or no sense of possession to indicate a type familiar to the listener: your basic three-story frame house. Informal
- of, belonging to, or associated with you: your nose; your house; your first taste of freedom.
- belonging to or associated with an unspecified person or people in general: the path is on your left heading north; this lotion is for your head only.
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informal used to indicate all things or people of a certain type: your part-time worker is a problem. informal
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your actual informal Brit (intensifier): here is your actual automatic tin-opener. informal
Equivalents
Examples
“In a possible case of nominative determinism, [Harry] Styles clearly demonstrated his penchant for grammar at a 2015 show, adding an apostrophe and an E to a Philadelphia fan’s sign so it said “You’re so nice” rather than “your so nice” (he then wrote “thank you – love, Harry” and gave it back, in case there was any doubt about the sign’s message).”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
See also
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