youpronoun
uk/juː//jə//jʊ/us/juː//jə//jʊ/you pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
A1 used to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to:
You look nice.
I love you.
You said I could go with you.
You're coming tonight, aren't you?
Are you two ready?
You painted that yourself? That's great!
More examples
- I'm sorry that I wasn't able to phone you yesterday.
- Are you frightened of spiders?
- Did you put the car in the garage?
- Are you sure there isn't any way of solving this problem?
- Do you prefer plain or striped shirts?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
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you pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
A2 people in general:
You learn to accept these things as you get older.
You can't get a driving licence till you're 17 in this country.
Too much alcohol is bad for you.
How do you get this thing to start?
More examples
- On a clear day you can see the mountains from here.
- With this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck all in one.
- I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles.
- If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
- There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
See more results »
Idiom(s)
you got it