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As a noun football is

the kind of ball used in american football.

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 ----

    football

    English

    Noun

  • (general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
    • Roman and medieval football''' matches were more violent than any modern type of '''football .
  • (other than North America, uncountable) association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada and the United States.
    • Each team scored three goals when they played football .
  • (US, uncountable) American football: a game in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
    • Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football .
  • (Canada, uncountable) Canadian football: a game played on a wide field in which two teams attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
    • They played football in the snow.
  • (Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, uncountable) Australian rules football.
  • (Ireland, uncountable) Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball.
  • (Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, uncountable) rugby league.
  • (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) rugby union
  • (countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
    • ''The player kicked the football .
  • (uncountable) Practise of these particular games, or techniques used in them.
  • (figuratively, countable) An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner
    • That budget item became a political football .
  • (slang, countable) The nickname of the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans, which is always near the US President.

    • Synonyms

    * ("football" in Britain) ** (all varieties of English) association football, soccer (all varieties of English), wogball (Australian racist slang) ** (British slang) footie, footer * ("football" in the US) American football, (Australia) gridiron, gridiron football * ("football" in Canada) (outside Canada) Canadian football * footy, Aussie Rules, VFL (outdated), AFL * ("football" in New South Wales and Queensland) footy, league * soccer * (ball) ** (in all varieties of English and in all games called "football") ball ** footy, pill ** soccerball ** soccer ball ** pigskin

    Derived terms

    * American football * arena football * Australian rules football * Barbarian football * blow football * Canadian flag football * Canadian football * Gaelic football * five-a-side football * flag football * football hooligan * football match * football player * football tennis * footballer * footballing * gridiron football * political football * roller football * table football * touch football * tackle football

    Related terms

    * foosball

    See also

    * for a list of terms used in football/soccer. * (Football) * Details of the word football in various parts of the world. * (American football) * Translations of football (soccer) terms 1000 English basic words ----