- pronunciation:
- theIr
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
a possessive form of they; of or belonging to those ones already mentioned.
Did you go to their wedding?They gave me their address. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) used to mean "his or her," especially when the person's gender is unknown or unimportant.
Somebody forgot their umbrella in the classroom. |
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The words
their and
there, and the contraction
they're ("they are"), all sound alike but have different meanings.