Definitions for their
ðɛər; unstressed ðərtheir

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.4 / 8 votes

1. theirpronoun

   Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them.

2. theirpronoun

   Belonging to someone of unspecified gender.

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1. Theirnoun

   Of them: the pronoun possessive, from they.

   Etymology: ðeora , of them, Saxon.

   The round world should have shook
   Lions into civil streets, and citizens into their dens. William Shakespeare.

   For the Italians, Dante had begun to file their language in verse before Giovanni Boccaccio, who likewise received no little help from his master Petrarch; but the reformation of their prose was wholly owing to Giovanni Boccaccio. Dryden.

   2. Theirs is used when any thing comes between the possessive and substantive.

   Prayer we always have in our power to bestow, and they never in theirs to refuse. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   They gave the same names to their own idols which the Egyptians did to theirs. Walter Raleigh.

   The penalty to thy transgression due,
   And due to theirs which out of thine will grow. John Milton.

   Nothing but the name of zeal appears,
   ’Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs. John Denham.

   Vain are our neighbours hopes, and vain their cares,
   The fault is more their languages than their’s. Wentworth Dillon.

   Which established law of theirs seems too strict at first, because it excludes all secret intrigues. Dryden.

   And reading wish, like theirs, our fate and fame. Alexander Pope.

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1. their

   In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject.

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1. their

   Their is a possessive pronoun that is used to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with a group of people or things previously mentioned. It is commonly used when referring to plural nouns or when unsure of the gender of the person or people being referred to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 7 votes

1. Their

   the possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Their

   thār, poss. adj. pron. of or belonging to them. [A.S. þára, gen. pl. of the def. art. (replaced the older hira).]

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1. their

   Relating to a person or group of people.

   Their teachers were excellent, motivated and inspiring and have many ways to teach the students.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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1. Their

   Their vs. There -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Their and There.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'their' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #38

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'their' in Written Corpus Frequency: #119

Anagrams for their »

1. ither

How to pronounce their?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say their in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of their in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of their in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of their in a Sentence

1. Judge Jackson:

   Federal public defenders don't get to pick their clients.

2. Tom Brady:

   I do know they probably let me get away with a lot of unsportsmanlike conducts, talking smack to the other team and talking smack to the refs when I don’t think I get the right call, i’m kind of a pain in their a--, if you don’t already know that.

3. Philip Hammond:

   Our partners in the EU need to be at their pragmatic best in helping to avoid the mutual calamity of no deal; and you – and we – need to carry on explaining the implications of a no deal exit, no matter who cries 'Project Fear'.

4. Julian Castro:

   Boy, was I in for a rude awakening, she wasn't there for small talk. She was there to learn what I was going to do to make sure more people could stay in their homes.

5. Alice Hill:

   We need to help these countries deal with the impact of climate change, and make sure that they are able to turn to clean energy sources rather than dirty energy sources, it is in our interest to help countries better prepare both for climate risks and to combat the virus, because we will suffer reverberations as a result of other governments being unable to handle the issues in their own countries.

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