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  • 11their — possessive determiner 1》 belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified. 2》 belonging to or associated with a person of unspecified sex (used in place of either ‘his’ or ‘his or her’). 3》 (Their)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 12THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that they are (Their Majesties). 3 disp. as a third person sing. indefinite meaning his or her (has anyone lost their purse?).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 13their — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old English thæt that Date: 13th century 1. of or relating to them or themselves especially as possessors …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14their — [[t]ðɛər[/t]] unstressed [[t]ðər[/t]] pron. 1) fun a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens[/ex] 2) fun (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15their — strong,; strong, determiner (possessive form of they) 1 of or belonging to them: They washed their faces and went to bed. | The twins spend all their time together. 2 used to avoid saying his or her after words like anyone , no one , everyone etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16their*/*/*/ — [ðeə] determiner 1) belonging to, or relating to, a particular group of people or things that have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which ones you are referring to chemical fertilizers and their effect on the environment[/ex] They… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 17their — pronoun /ðeɚ/ a) Belonging to them. They will meet tomorrow at their convenience. b) Belonging to someone of unknown gender. This is probably their cat. See Also: they, them, theirs …

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  • 18their — See their, theirs See their, there, they re, there s …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 19their — /ðɛə / (say dhair) adjective 1. the possessive form of they. 2. (used with singular force in informal contexts, and increasingly in formal contexts, in place of a gender specific form when the sex of the antecedent is not determined): who has… …

  • 20their — they, them, their These three pronouns have all been used since the 16c to refer back to a singular pronoun, especially an indefinite pronoun such as anyone, everyone, nobody, someone, etc.: • If someone walks across it, they interrupt the beam P …

    Modern English usage