What does “their” mean?
- 1
determinerbelonging to or connected with them
They sold their house last year.
- 2
determinerused instead of “his or her” when the gender is unknown
Everyone should bring their own lunch.
Their at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ðɛr/ · THAIR
How to use “their” correctly
“Their” (belonging to them), “there” (a place), and “they’re” (they are) all sound the same.
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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- a determinerA1used before a singular noun when you mean any one, or one not mentioned before
- another determinerA1one more of the same kind
- each determinerA1every one of two or more people or things, seen separately
- his determinerA1belonging to or connected with a man or boy already mentioned
- its determinerA1belonging to or connected with a thing or animal already mentioned
- my determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker
- our determinerA1belonging to or connected with the speaker and others
- that determinerA1used for a person or thing farther away or already mentioned