Your Meaning, Usage, and Examples

Meaning 1：belonging to you (your)

your 🔊

/jɔːr/

adj. pron.

Belongs to or is connected with the person or people being spoken to.

belonging to you 🔊

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/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ tuː juː/

adj. pron.

Indicates possession or association with the person or people being addressed.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：beginner

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'ēower', akin to German 'euer', from Proto-Germanic *izweraz.

💡 Mnemonic

Your starts with 'you' - think of it as what belongs to 'you'.

📖 Example

I really like your new haircut; it looks fantastic on you! 🔊 I really like your new haircut; it looks fantastic on you!

🔗 Collocations

your book – the book belonging to you

your car – the car that you own

your idea – an idea that comes from you

🔄 Synonyms

thy (pron.) – Archaic second-person singular possessive, used in formal or historical contexts.

yours (pron.) – The independent possessive form of 'you', e.g., 'this is yours'.

🚫 Antonyms

my (adj.) – Belonging to me.

our (adj.) – Belonging to us.

their (adj.) – Belonging to them.

🌱 Derivatives

yours (pron.) – The one belonging to you.

yourself (pron.) – The reflexive form of you (singular).

yourselves (pron.) – The reflexive form of you (plural).

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old English 'ēower', the genitive form of 'ġē' (you). It has been a core possessive determiner in English for over a thousand years.