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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024their /ðɛr; unstressed ðɚ/USA pronunciation pron. - (used before a noun to indicate that the noun is possessed by, owned by, or related in some way to a word that can be replaced by they) of them;
of the people or things mentioned:their home (= the home owned by them);their rights as citizens (= the rights they have as citizens). - (used after an indefinite word that refers to a singular noun, like someone, anyone, a person, when the gender of the person is not known or referred to;
sometimes used instead of his or her):Someone left their book on the table. Can't anyone do their homework by themselves?Compare theirs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024their (ᵺâr; unstressed ᵺər),USA pronunciation pron. - a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun:their home;their rights as citizens;their departure for Rome.
- (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite masculine form his or the definite feminine form her):Someone left their book on the table. Did everyone bring their lunch?Cf. theirs.
- Old Norse theirra their; replacing Old English thāra, thǣra; compare they
- Middle English 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: their /ðɛə/ determiner - of, belonging to, or associated in some way with them: their finest hour, their own clothes, she tried to combat their mocking her
- belonging to or associated in some way with people in general not including the speaker or people addressed: in many countries they wash their clothes in the river
- belonging to or associated in some way with an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody: everyone should bring their own lunch
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse theira (genitive plural); see they, themUSAGE
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