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their

Pronunciation: /ðɛː/

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Definition of their

determiner

  • 1belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified:parents keen to help their children
  • belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex:she heard someone blow their nose loudly
  • 2 (Their) used in titles:a double portrait of Their Majesties

Origin:

Middle English: from Old Norse their(r)a 'of them', genitive plural of the demonstrative sá; related to them and they

1 Do not confuse their and there: their is a possessive determiner, used for example in they all tried to hide their faces and said nothing, while there is an adverb of place or position, as in I took a trip up there last week, and is used in phrases such as there is/are: we are aware there are problems. 2 On the use of their in the singular to mean ‘his or her’, see they (usage).

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