- pronunciation:
- theIr
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition 1: |
When you go to your friends' houses and play with their pets, it means that you play with the pets that belong to them. If you like a certain band and you know all their songs, it means you know all the songs that they do.
Justin and his brother have a lot of pets, but I love their dog the best.The neighbors have a swimming pool in their yard. |
| definition 2: |
Sometimes "their" means "somebody's." We often use "their" when we don't know if the person we are talking about is male or female, or if it is not important. If something is "their" thing, it means it belongs to them.
Somebody left their jacket in the classroom. |
The words
their and
there, and the contraction
they're ("they are"), all sound alike but have different meanings.