"you all" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Audio: En-au-you all.ogg [Australia]
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  1. All of you; plural form of you, including everyone being addressed. Synonyms: the list of other second-person plural pronouns at Thesaurus:y'all, y'all, yo'll, you-all, youall, you-alls
    Sense id: en-you_all-en-pron-PWLZ1lDL Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English plural pronouns, English pronouns, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of English plural pronouns: 52 48 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25
  2. (idiomatic, chiefly Southern US, colloquial) You (with singular or plural referent); y'all. Tags: Southern-US, colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-you_all-en-pron-CeBZt70X Categories (other): Southern US English, English plural pronouns Disambiguation of English plural pronouns: 52 48

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