English Online Dictionary. What means their? What does their mean?
English
Alternative forms
- thair, theire, theyr, theyre, thir (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ðɛə(ɹ)/, /ðɛː(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ðɛɚ/
- (unstressed form) IPA(key): /ðɚ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [ðeːɹ]
- Homophones: there, they're
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Determiner
their
- Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
- Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:their.
Usage notes
- Regarding the use of singular their, see they.
- The words their, there, and they're are homophones in most English accents today. This often causes confusion between the three in writing.
Related terms
- they, them (personal pronouns, subject and object case)
- theirs (possessive pronoun)
Translations
Adverb
their
- Misspelling of there.
Contraction
their
- Misspelling of they’re.
See also
Anagrams
- Erith, Reith, Rieth, Thier, rithe, tehri, theri-
Middle English
Determiner
their
- Alternative form of þeir
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heɾʲ/
- (Uist) IPA(key): [veɾʲ]
Verb
their
- future of abair
Usage notes
- The dependent form is abair.
- Canaidh is more frequently used by most speakers nowadays.