Definitions for you
yu; unstressed yʊ, yəyou

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1. you(Pronoun)

   The individual or group spoken or written to.

   Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?

   Etymology: 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, .

2. 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?

   Etymology: 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, .

3. you(Pronoun)

   (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

   You idiot!

   Etymology: 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, .

4. you(Pronoun)

   Used before epithets for emphasis.

   You idiot!

   Etymology: 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, .

5. you(Pronoun)

   The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)

   Etymology: 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, .

6. you(Pronoun)

   The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)

   Etymology: 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, .

7. you(Pronoun)

   The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)

   Etymology: 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, .

8. you(Pronoun)

   Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).

   Etymology: 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, .

Wikipedia(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. You

   The personal pronoun you is the second-person personal pronoun, both singular and plural, and both nominative and oblique case in Modern English. The oblique (objective) form, you, functioned previously in the roles of both accusative and dative, as well as all instances following a preposition. The possessive forms of you are your (used before a noun) and yours (used in place of a noun). The reflexive forms are yourself (singular) and yourselves (plural).

Webster Dictionary(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

   Etymology: [OE. you, eou, eow, dat. & acc., AS. ew, used as dat. & acc. of ge, g, ye; akin to OFries. iu, io, D. u, G. euch, OHG. iu, dat., iuwih, acc., Icel. yr, dat. & acc., Goth. izwis; of uncertain origin. 189. Cf. Your.]

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1. You

   "You" was the 9th single released by UK pop group S Club 7 on 11 February 2002. The track is a very uptempo-retro number reminiscent of the group's third single "You're My Number One". The video was set in the 1950s and is described in the Best CD booklet as the "candyfloss-bright, tongue-in-cheek 50s pastiche". This track was the last single to feature departed band member Paul Cattermole and sparked the last leg of the S Club 7 journey. The song reached no. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted on the 2002 Year End Singles chart at number 70.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. You

   ū, pron. 2d pers. pron. pl., but also used as singular.—pron.pl. You′-uns, a provincial form for you, you ones.—You're another, the vulgar form of tu quoque, effective in vituperation, but not an argument. [A.S. eów, orig. only dat. and accus. Cf. Ye.]

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2. YOU

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'you' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #21

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'you' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3

How to pronounce you?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say you in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of you in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of you in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of you in a Sentence

1. Jonar Nader:

   The more you understand politics, the more you realize that you mustn't move.

2. Alex Walker:

   I thought the policy was just fine. I'm saying when I was in scouts, it was fine. You're asking what should the policy be going forward. It should be left up to the leaders of the scouts.

3. Suzy Kassem:

   Truth is as straight as an arrow, while a lie swivels all over the place. You can hide Truth under a doormat, but eventually the mat will rise very high with Time -- forcing it to reveal all the truths it conceals.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   You may like walking barefoot, but keep your shoes with you; you may need it when the ground changes!

5. Jeffrey Miecznikowski:

   It doesn't sound so bad... but you would be at it for an eternity.

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