Definitions for youyu; unstressed yʊ, yə

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

you^*yu; unstressed yʊ, yə(pron.; poss.)your; yours

(pron.)the pronoun of the second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed, in the nominative or objective case:
You are the highest bidder. We can't help you.
one; anyone; people in general:
a tiny animal you can't even see.
(used in apposition with the subject of a sentence, sometimes repeated for emphasis):
You rascal, you!
(used in place of the pronoun your before a gerund or present participle):
There's no sense in you getting upset.
Archaic. yourself; yourselves.
Ref: a pl. form of the pronoun ye. 1
(n.)something identified with or resembling the person addressed:
That bright red shirt just isn't you.
the nature or character of the person addressed:
Try to discover the hidden you.

^* Usage: In American English the pronoun you has been supplemented by additional forms to make clear the distinction between singular and plural. you-all , often pronounced as one syllable, is a widespread spoken form in the South Midland and Southern United States. Its possessive is often you-all's rather than your.you-uns (from you+ones) is a South Midland form; it is being replaced by you-all . youse (you+ the plural -s ending of nouns), probably of Irish-American origin, is most common in the North, esp. in urban centers like Boston, New York, and Chicago. Both you-uns and youse are considered nonstandard. See also guy1, me, one.

Origin of you:

bef. 900; ME; OE ēow (dat., acc. of gēye1), c. OFris ju, OS iu, OHG iu, eu

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

you(pronoun)ʊ, yə
indicates the person you are talking to
Do you read a lot?; You are my best friend.
youʊ, yə
indicates all people or people in general
You're not supposed to go in the park at night.; Witnessing murder is something you never get over.

Wiktionary

you(Pronoun)
The individual or group spoken or written to.
Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
you(Pronoun)
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
you(Pronoun)
(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
You idiot!
you(Pronoun)
Used before epithets for emphasis.
You idiot!
you(Pronoun)
The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
you(Pronoun)
The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
you(Pronoun)
The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
you(Pronoun)
Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).

Origin: From you, yow, ȝow, (object case of ye), from eow, iow (dative case of ge), from iwwiz (dative case of jīz), western variety of izwiz (dative case of ), from wes, object case of . Cognate with jo, jo, jou & u, eu, iu, vos, .

Webster Dictionary

You
the pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the Note under Ye

Translations for you

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

you(pronoun)

(used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to

You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?

jy, julleAfrikaans
أنتَ، أنتُم، كَ، كُم: ضَمير المُخاطَب المُفْرَد والجَمِع، الفاعِل والمَفْعول بهArabic
тиBulgarian
você(s)Portuguese (BR)
ty, tebe, tobě, tebou, vy, vás, vám(i)Czech
du, ihr, Sie, dir, euch, Ihnen, dich, euch, SieGerman
du; dig; I; jer, De; DemDanish
εσύ, εσείς, εσένα, εσάςGreek
tú, vosotros, vosotras, usted, ustedes (sujeto); se, uno (sujeto impersonal); te, ti, os (complemento); la, le, lo, los, las (complemento directo); le, les (complemento indirecto); contigo (with you)Spanish
sina, teieEstonian
تو؛ شماFarsi
sinä, teFinnish
vous; tu/toi/teFrench
אַתָּה, אַתְּ, אַתֶּם, אַתֶּן; אותך, אתכם/ן; לך, לכם/ןHebrew
तुम, तुमनेHindi
ti, viCroatian
te; téged; tőled; ti; titeket stb., ill. ön, önt, ill. maga, magát stb.Hungarian
kauIndonesian
þú, þiðIcelandic
tu, te, ti; voi, ve, vi; lei, leItalian
あなた(たち)はJapanese
당신(들), 자네(들), 너(희들)Korean
tu, jūs, tave, jus, tau, jums, tavimi, jumisLithuanian
tu; jūs; tev; jums; tevi; jūsLatvian
awakMalay
jij, jullie, uDutch
du/dere/DeNorwegian
ty, wyPolish
تو؛ شماPersian
ته، تا، تاته، تاسې، تاسې تهPashto
você(s)Portuguese
voi; tu;ţie; îţi, ţi; pe tine, teRomanian
вы; тыRussian
ty, teba, tebe, tebou, vy, vás, vám, vamiSlovak
vi, tiSlovenian
ti (vi)Serbian
du, ni, dig, erSwedish
ท่าน; พวกท่าน; คุณThai
sen, siz, seni, sizi, sana, sizeTurkish
你，你們Chinese (Trad.)
ти, виUkrainian
تم ، آپUrdu
bạn; anh; chị...Vietnamese
你，你们Chinese (Simp.)