your
Americanpronoun
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(a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective).
Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea.
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one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person).
The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.
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(used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type).
Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don't need that much servicing.
determiner
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of, belonging to, or associated with you
your nose
your house
your first taste of freedom
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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
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informal (intensifier)
here is your actual automatic tin-opener
Grammar
See me.
Etymology
Origin of your
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ēower, genitive of gē ye 1 ); cognate with Danish jeres, Dutch jouw, German euer; akin to Armenian jer, Latvian jūsu
Example Sentences
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“I’ve slept in police station cells about 20 times. When you plan to leave the country, they wait for you at the airport and take you to a police station so you miss your flight.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
"Our cowboys, and the cowboys in our audience, they believe in hard work, honesty, integrity, help your neighbour, some selflessness," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
"Brother, I truly love you. My God, your words when you found me, the way you acted... I truly have no words to thank you. There aren't any," he says in a WhatsApp voice message.
From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026
This despite considering myself a genuine evangelist for cooking in ways that match your energy instead of fighting it.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026
Or, maybe, he loves the burnt air that fills your throat and lungs, day in and day out?
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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