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your | ur |

As a determiner your

is belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

As an interjection ur is

expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

As a pronoun ur is

your.

As a contraction ur is

you're, you are.

As a proper noun Ur is

an ancient city in Mesopotamia.

As a noun UR is

of underlying representation, a concept in phonology and morphophonology.

your

English

(wikipedia your)

Determiner

  • Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
    • Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience .
    Is this your cat?
  • Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
  • A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
    • Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.
    Your Show of Shows
    Your World with Neil Cavuto
    Not Your Average Travel Guide
  • * Glanvill
    • Like your heroes of antiquity, he charges in iron.

    Usage notes

    * In US English, is frequent even in positions of stress. * The use of your instead of you're is a common mistake in English.

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    Statistics

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    ur

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

    • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (informal, Internet, text messaging) your

    • Contraction

    (en-contraction)
  • you're, you are

    • Anagrams

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