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you

English

Alternative forms

* ye * ya, yah, yer, yeh, y', yo, yu (informal or eye dialect) * -cha * -ja * u * yoo (eye dialect) * yew * youe, yow, yowe (obsolete)

Pronoun

  • (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
  • * 1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version. Genesis XLII:
    • And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you , saying, Ye are spies [...].
  • * (William Shakespeare), Richard III :
    • If I may counsaile you, some day or two / Your Highnesse shall repose you at the Tower [...].
  • * 1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version. Genesis XIX:
    • And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city.
  • * 1975 , Joseph Nazel, Death for Hire :
    • You'd better get you a gun and kill him before he kills you or somebody.
  • (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
  • * (Thomas Malory), Le Morte Darthur , Book VIII:
    • I charge you , as ye woll have my love, that ye warne your kynnesmen that ye woll beare that day the slyve of golde uppon your helmet.
  • (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
    • Both of you should get ready now.
    You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
  • (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
  • * (Geoffrey Chaucer), "The Clerk's Tale", Canterbury Tales , Ellesmere manuscript (c. 1410):
    • certes lord / so wel vs liketh yow / And al youre werk / and euere han doon / þat we / Ne koude nat vs self deuysen how / We myghte lyuen / in moore felicitee [...].
  • * 1814 , (Jane Austen), Mansfield Park :
    • You' are right, Fanny, to protest against such an office, but ' you need not be afraid.
  • (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
  • * 2001 , Polly Vernon, The Guardian , 5 May 2001:
    • You' can't choose your family, your lovers are difficult and volatile, but, oh, ' you can choose your friends - so doesn't it make much more sense to live and holiday with them instead?

    Usage notes

    * Originally, , respectively.) * In some forms of English, are all but nonexistent. * Although , or youse (though not all of these are completely equivalent or considered Standard English). * The pronoun is usually omitted in imperative sentences, but need not be. In affirmative imperatives, it may be included before the verb (You go right ahead''; ''You stay out of it''); in negative imperatives, it may be included either before the ''don't'', or, more commonly, after it (''Don't you dare go in there''; ''Don't you start now ). * See for other personal pronouns.

    Synonyms

    * *: thou *: ye *: yer (UK eye dialect) * *: all of you (plural) *: you all *: you + number *: ye *: yous/youse *: y'all, all y'all (Southern US) *: ya'll (AAVE) *: you-uns (Midwestern US and Appalachia) *: yinz *: you guys/you gals *: you lot (UK) *: allyou (Caribbean) *: yer (UK eye dialect) * , ye, to you, to thee, to ye * ye, to you, to ye, to you all * (one) one, people, they, them

    Derived terms

    * you're

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • The individual or group spoken or written to.
    • Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
  • Used before epithets for emphasis.
    • You idiot!

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To address (a person) using the pronoun you'', rather than ''thou .

    • Statistics

    * 100 English basic words English personal pronouns English plural pronouns English second person pronouns English three-letter words 1000 English basic words ----

    meh

    English

    (wikipedia meh)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring.
  • * 2003 , steve-o, Jam On The River Mini-Review [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.phish/browse_thread/thread/d3fe498689eb3d4f/44d89cbfe768dd0a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=122&hl=en#44d89cbfe768dd0a] in rec.music.phish
    • They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh , but they were on fire after that.
  • * 2006 , Suzanne D., Recaps: Finals Week 8 Performances, 5/2/2006 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.american-idol/browse_thread/thread/d8921c76f3f9fa51/1375c5cbd027720d?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=6&hl=en#1375c5cbd027720d] in alt.tv.american-idol
    • The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome.
  • * 2006 , FunkyM, Turned on RAW for the first time in forever last night... [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/browse_thread/thread/45aeb89b4d6332d9/21a00974ffee427a?lnk=st&q=%22was+meh%22&rnum=4&hl=en#21a00974ffee427a] in rec.sport.pro.wrestling
    • Nothing that was supposed to be big and exciting came off as such and the rest was meh at best.
  • Apathetic; unenthusiastic.
  • * 2003 , Dana, 10/18/03 Shows [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.trading-spaces/browse_thread/thread/c7c619842ff0cb0a/ac694f6e104582cb?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=5&hl=en#ac694f6e104582cb] in alt.tv.trading-spaces
    • Both shows left me feeling, meh .
  • * 2004 , jennifer, The FANtasia thing: I don’t get it... [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.gossip.celebrities/browse_thread/thread/3490803d532f4e0b/7046706c7ba75389?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=3&hl=en#7046706c7ba75389] in alt.gossib.celebrities
    • I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh .
  • * 2006 , ettie...@hotmail.com, Steve’s impressions on random Genesis games [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.sega/browse_thread/thread/94fcb6c9382f24f6/2d32eb3d2cea1c25?lnk=st&q=%22feeling+meh%22&rnum=1&hl=en#2d32eb3d2cea1c25] in rec.games.video.sega
    • I liked it but I wasn’t feeling it for some reason that day, again, I was feeling meh toward video games in general.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang)
    • “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh . I’m not really hungry.”
    “That film was awesome!” — “Meh . I’ve seen better.”
  • * 1995 March 19, “ :
    • Marge: [weaving on a loom ] “Hi Bart, I’m weaving on a loom!”
    Bart: “Meh ”.
  • * '>citation

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