Your
//jɔː(ɹ)//
Word Type
Determiner
Pronoun
Contraction
The word "your" can be used as determiner, pronoun and contraction.
Word Relationships
Derived Terms
Bob is your uncle Bob's your father's brother Bob's your mother's brother Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt Robert is your father's brother Robert is your mother's brother Robert is your uncle Robert's your mother's brother Robert's your uncle Your Imperial Highness Your Lordship Your Serene Highness a plague o' both your houses a plague on both your houses a pox on both your houses black as your hat build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door did my back hurt your knife don't count your chickens before they've hatched don't worry your pretty little head flat as your hat for your eyes only kill your idols kiss your sister more grease to your elbow more power to your elbow my culture is not your costume pick-your-own save the drama for your momma saving your presence saving your reverence take your change out of that take your oil the sky will fall on your head up your ass use your words what color is your Bugatti what is your problem what's your game what's your poison what's your problem whatever butters your biscuit whatever butters your biscuits whatever butters your bread whatever butters your muffin whatever butters your toast whatever humps your camel whatever melts your butter whatever sizzles your bacon whatever tickles your pickle whatever winds your clock who took the jam out of your doughnut who was your servant last year you got a mouse in your purse you kiss your father with that mouth you kiss your grandfather with that mouth your barn door is open your guys's your place or mine your point being
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'em Ime The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. he her herselfhersen hershern him himselfhisselfhissen his hishisn including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete ithit itselfhitself itshis itshishits me mine mymineme myselfmemysen one one's oneself our ourselvesourselfoursen oursourn she thee their theirs theirstheirn them themhem themself themselves themselvestheirsen they thine thou thyselftheeselfthysen thythine us we y'allselves you you ally'all you guys yous yourselfyoursen yourselves yoursyourn youye
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