What does “your” mean?
- 1
determinerbelonging to the person or people you are speaking to
Is this your coat?
- 2
determinerbelonging to people in general
Exercise is good for your health.
Your at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /jʊr/ · YOOR
How to use “your” correctly
Don’t confuse “your” (belonging to you) with “you’re” (you are): “You’re late for your class.”
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- yours
- you
“your” is on these word lists
Learn these words next
- 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