their

CEFRA1

/ðeɹ/

determiner

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Belonging to or connected with them.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.

Examples

  • Most people write about their daily life.

  • People with the disease may lose their ability to communicate.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ðiə/
  • /zɛə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

More examples

In context

  • That was probably what influenced their decision.

  • they will meet tomorrow at their convenience

  • this is probably their cat

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The campers at the summer camp forgot to bring blank sleeping bags to the cabin.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

determiner

From Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.