YOU | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: You

Speech Type: Pronoun

Etymology:

Old English ēow, accusative and dative of gē (see ye), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch u and German euch. During the 14th century you began to replace ye, thou, and thee; by the 17th century it had become the ordinary second person pronoun for any number and case

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: juː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing

Short Definition:

used to refer to person or people that speaker is addressing

Examples:
  • are you listening?
  • I love you
Definition:

used to refer to any person in general

Short Definition:

used to refer to any person in general

Examples:
  • after a while, you get used to it

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