you
/juː
/pronoun [second person singular or plural]
1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing: are you listening? I love you...
- If I could have one wish, it would be for you to never stop loving me.
- We will always love you, and revere your amazing grace in that wonderful season.
- If you have a story or information you would like to be included we would love to hear from you.
1.1Used to refer to the person being addressed together with other people regarded in the same class: you Americans
1.2Used in exclamations to address one or more people: you fools hey, you!
1.3West Indian Your: I didn’t know that was you nickname
2Used to refer to any person in general: after a while, you get used to it...
- It's a more general thing, where you just get gradually drawn in to the centre of the whirlpool.
- There is a general board where you can enter your own ideas for future discussion.
- This leaflet tells you what general line you should take.
Phrases
you and yours
you-know-who (or you-know-what)
Origin
Old English ēow, accusative and dative of gē (see ye1), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch u and German euch. During the 14th century you began to replace ye1, thou1, and thee; by the 17th century it had become the ordinary second person pronoun for any number and case.