Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Used as a modifier before a noun: their accomplishments; their home town.
- adj. Usage Problem His, her, or its: "It is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex” ( Virginia Woolf). See Usage Notes at he1, they.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See they.
Wiktionary
- pro. possessive Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them.
- pro. possessive Belonging to someone of unspecified gender.
GNU Webster's 1913
- prep. The possessive case of the personal pronoun
they .
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old Norse theira, theirs. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Companies such as Google, Walmart, eBay, and FedEx are already using larger stacks of the blocks at their facilities in California, where state and federal tax credits for alternative-energy systems defray their steep cost.”
Consumer Reports: Bloom Box gets buzz going with promise of cheaper, cleaner energy
“ The creature kingdom was sure of their cause and resolute in their determination to become free from the despoilment by the beasts of theupright worms: their canine accomplices.”
“BUT -- even Clinton supporters will, in their hearts, have to admit that if * their* candidate had the majority of pledged delegates, superdelegates, total delegates, contests won and Obmaa had a 0.5% lead in the popular vote, they would truly go nuclear if someone argued that because of that he should be the nominee.”
“Companies Lack: Foreign firms and govts are increasing their lobbying efforts in DC and state capitals, hoping to sell their expertise in clean energy, high-speed transit and other technologies that under gird key aspects of Obamas stimulus efforts.”
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Foreign Firms Eye Stimulus Dollars Lobbying DC & State Capitals
“And it seems to me that to protest their right to do so, not only ignores *their* agency, it also negates the relationship.”
On Our Anniversary Weekend, and the Invitation from the Stake President. | Mind on Fire
“I must mention the volunteers of this Pandal in designer threads made for the occasion are exemplary in their duty to Ma Durga ..their humility touched me immensely.”
“They crashed on the floor and slept 2 in the bed...good guys, it was their first night of five days..their blog is www.facebook.com/pages/braking-in-albania/67696485800.”
“However, consider this: the more unusual and over-scrutinised their upbringing in the media, the more the children can make from selling *their* story.”
Why People Hate the Octomom, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“If a parent wants to look death in the face..their choice but they should be prosecuted for endangering the lives of their children!”
“Has there been a press release yet, apologizing to Lacy for their – yes, *their* – fumble?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘their’.
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EN - Glasgow stop list
Words to be replaced by a paragraph mark if you are after terms and MWEs.
about, above, across, after, afterwards, again, against, all, almost, alone, along, already and 291 more...
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Breaking free from "I before E"
Words that have an I after an E after a letter that's not C.
sheik, seize, weird, foreign, caffeine, apartheid, deity, heifer, leisure, being, either, height and 30 more...
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core words
my, I, mine, your, his, hers, him, her, their, theirs, our, ours and 34 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
thunderfuck, incredible, merp, sara, flopparoo, smother, fugly, buer, plum, canny, nefelibata, cuntbucket and 1972 more... -
Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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tomax's Words
legerdemain, yayo, extravasation, wont, faze, coxswain, concomitant, enclave, unguent, rhabdomyolysis, effluent, puerile and 432 more...
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aparrish's Words
the, this, and, a, that, i, me, you, him, her, she, he and 96 more...
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US - national anthem vocabulary
All words and phrases (except the most common articles and prepositions)
For a word frequency analysis see:
air, band, foe, beam, blest, God, banner, battle, battle's~confusion, blood, blow, bomb and 174 more... -
words misused at work
words people use incorrectly or just misspell
stanchion, butte, peak, form, quiescent, pique, be, cellophane, there, they're, their, cannot and 16 more...
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Words that forced me to abandon pedag...
you're, your, their, there, they're, affect, effect, jealousy, envy, to, two, too and 15 more...
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Frequently Misspelled
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Confusing to the general public
there, their, they're, principal, principle, then, than, who, that
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pollysmith's Words
Tweets
Looking for tweets for their.
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