"yer" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈjɛ(ə)/, /jʌ/
Rhymes: -ɛə, -ʌ Etymology: Most likely from the intrusive R, between "yeah" (/jəː/) and a non-high vowel (/ə/, /ɪə/, /ɑː/, /ɔː/). For example, "Yeah-r-I know" (/jəɹ ʌɪ nəʊ/) Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} yer
  1. (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of yeah, yes. Tags: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: yeah, yes
    Sense id: en-yer-en-adv-eE4ZxhfL Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 20 22 6 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 21 23 6 20 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Contraction

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} yer, {{en-cont}} yer
  1. (UK, slang) Pronunciation spelling of you're, you are. Tags: UK, alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: you're, you are
    Sense id: en-yer-en-contraction-D9lGrpS7 Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 20 22 6 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 21 23 6 20 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} yer
  1. (UK, Southern US, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of your. Tags: Southern-US, UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: your Derived forms: in-yer-face, lang may yer lum reek, on yer bike, what's yer poison, yer man Related terms: ya
    Sense id: en-yer-en-det-NatcEA~D Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, Southern US English, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, English pronouns, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 22 22 28 7 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 20 22 6 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 21 23 6 20 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /jɝ/ [General-American], /jɜː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-yer.ogg Forms: yers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) and ерь (jerʹ, “ь”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ru|ер|t=ъ}} Borrowed from Russian ер (jer, “ъ”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yer (plural yers)
  1. Either of the letters ъ and ь in Cyrillic alphabets, which originally represented phonemically the ultra-short vowels in Slavic languages. Related terms: jer
    Sense id: en-yer-en-noun-C~eEFFtx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /jɜː/ [Anglian, East]
Etymology: From you. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} yer, {{en-pron}} yer
  1. (UK, slang, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of you. (plural or singular) Tags: UK, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, slang, uncommon Alternative form of: you (extra: plural or singular) Derived forms: yer one, yerself, yerselves
    Sense id: en-yer-en-pron-eXqj5BwC Categories (other): British English, English pronunciation spellings, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 24 23 25 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 20 22 6 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 21 23 6 20 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "text": "‘Las’ time I saw you, you was only a baby,’ said the giant. ‘Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh’ve got yer mum’s eyes.’",
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          "text": "Old Lady: 'HOLLER AT THAT FELLER IN THE CHEST DOWNSTAIRS. IF Y'NEED CARDS, HE'S YER MAIN MAN, HEH HEH!'",
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