Word definition: your

Etimology


From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

determiner


your

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.

(Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)

Examples


Let’s meet tomorrow at your convenience.

Is this your cat?

Then Ieſus ſaid vnto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.

Your Show of Shows

Your World with Neil Cavuto

Not Your Average Travel Guide

Your man just bought a new car.

Have you seen what your one over there is doing?

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