Word Frequency
their (ðɛə
)
Definitions
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
Word Origin
C12: from Old Norse theira (genitive plural); see they, themTranslations for 'their'
- British English: their You use their to say that something belongs to a group of people, animals, or things.They took off their coats.ðɛə DETERMINER
- Arabic: مِلْكُهُم
- Brazilian Portuguese: deles delas
- Chinese: 他们的
- Croatian: njihov njihova
- Czech: jejich
- Danish: deres
- Dutch: hun
- European Spanish: suellos
- Finnish: heidän
- French: leur
- German: ihr
- Greek: δικός τους δική τους
- Italian: loro
- Japanese: 彼らの
- Korean: 그들의
- Norwegian: deres
- Polish: ich
- Portuguese: deles delas
- Romanian: lor a, ai, ale
- Russian: их
- Spanish: su
- Swedish: deras
- Thai: ของเขาเหล่านั้น
- Turkish: onların
- Ukrainian: їхній
- Vietnamese: của họ
Example Sentences Including 'their'
But at least, with growing incentive, they appear to be running their events very well and may soon be running them even better.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Even today, walking through such places without knowledge of their sacred lore may often provoke a feeling of strangeness, even hostility.ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)
Every day the tape in the answering machine was crammed with important people asking why she hadn't returned their calls.THE EXECUTION (2002)
It is expected that No Ulster Unionists will try to improve their position.Irish Times (2002)
Many rural homebuyers are likely to have postponed their house-hunting in order to avoid making non-essential journeys in the countryside.Glasgow Herald (2001)
She said the indigenous clause effectively blocked people from their statutory right to apply for housing.Irish Times (2002)
There was another murder last night at the same hotel, one of their cleaners.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
This again reinforces the need for lobbying groups to connect with local residents to get their message across.Country Life (2004)
Women, he was convinced, were born with antennae hidden somewhere in their secret skulls.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
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