different between their vs theire
their
English
Alternative forms
- thair, theire, theyr, theyre, thir (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ð??(?)/, /ð??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ð??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: there, they're
Determiner
their
- Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
- Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
- 1594, Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors, act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
- There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
As if I were their well-acquainted friend […]
- There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:their.
- 1594, Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors, act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
Usage notes
- Regarding the use of singular their, see they.
- The words their, there, and they're are homophones in most English accents today. This often causes confusion between the three in writing.
Related terms
- they, them (personal pronouns, subject and object case)
- theirs (possessive pronoun)
Translations
Adverb
their
- Misspelling of there.
Contraction
their
- Misspelling of they’re.
See also
Anagrams
- Erith, Reith, Rieth, rithe, tehri, theri-
Middle English
Determiner
their
- Alternative form of þeir
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he?r/
Verb
their
- future of abair
Usage notes
- The dependent form is abair.
their From the web:
- what their means
- what their to use
- what their doing
- what there is in spanish
- what the eyes don't see
- what there should i use
- what theory
- what their ears are itching to hear
theire
English
Pronoun
theire
- Obsolete spelling of their
Anagrams
- Ethier, either
Middle English
Determiner
theire
- Alternative form of þeir
theire From the web:
- what there
- what there to use
- what there to do near me
- what there an earthquake right now
- what therefore is the charge of the balloon
- what there do i use
- what therefore means
- what there to eat near me
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