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their

their [ er ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. belonging to them: belonging to or relating to a specific group of people or things
They have sold their house and moved to Arizona.

2. belonging to him or her: belonging to him or her ( informal )
Everyone should make their own way home.

[12th century. < Old Norse þeirra "theirs"]

Word Usage
their, there, or they're?

Do not confuse these three words, as they have different meanings and spellings, and they function differently. Their is a pronominal adjective: Their [not They're or There] decisions have been made.There can be an adverb or a pronoun, e.g., Look over there [not their or they're] quickly.There [not They're or Their] are several unanswered questions.They're is a contraction of "they are," as in They're [not There or Their] sitting in the front row.


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