"they're" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ðɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðɛː(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðeɪə/ [UK], /ðeɪɚ/ [US], /ðɛɚ/ [US], /ðɚ/ [unstressed] Audio: en-gb-they're.ogg [UK], En-us-they're.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} they're
  1. Misspelling of there. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: there
    Sense id: en-they're-en-adv-k9QFiFcS Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 43 13 43

Contraction

IPA: /ðɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðɛː(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðeɪə/ [UK], /ðeɪɚ/ [US], /ðɛɚ/ [US], /ðɚ/ [unstressed] Audio: en-gb-they're.ogg [UK], En-us-they're.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} they're, {{en-cont}} they're
  1. Contraction of they are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: they are
    Sense id: en-they're-en-contraction-llTNnAHp Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 43 13 43

Determiner

IPA: /ðɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðɛː(ɹ)/ [UK], /ðeɪə/ [UK], /ðeɪɚ/ [US], /ðɛɚ/ [US], /ðɚ/ [unstressed] Audio: en-gb-they're.ogg [UK], En-us-they're.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ), -ɛə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} they're
  1. Misspelling of their. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: their
    Sense id: en-they're-en-det-3WFzsIJQ Categories (other): English determiners Disambiguation of English determiners: 43 13 43

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for they're meaning in English (4.4kB)

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