You

Quick meaning: You is a pronoun meaning (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

Meaning

(object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

More Meanings

1. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
2. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
3. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
4. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
5. (subject pronoun, colloquial) A person's favorite sports team.
6. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
7. (indefinite personal pronoun) A dummy pronoun used in certain constructions, usually with verbs of receiving (such as get or find) or sensing (such as see or hear), typically stating the existence or typicality of something.

Example Sentences

Both of you should get ready now.

I'll look up you and your sister.

‘Pull you up a chair,’ she offered.

You'd better get you a gun and kill him before he kills you or somebody.

Word Forms

• your
• yours
• yourself
• yourselves
• youe
• yous
• youing
• youed

Synonyms for you

Depending on context, synonyms include yer, y'all, thee, ye, one, people.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thou, thee, ye, ya, y'all, youse.

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