their

Also found in: Idioms, Wikipedia.

their

possessive case of they: It is their book.

Not to be confused with:

there – in or at that place: The book is over there.

they're – they are: They’re working on a second edition.

their

(thâr)

adj.The possessive form of they

1. Used as a modifier before a noun: their accomplishments; their home town.

2. Usage Problem His, her, or its: "It is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex" (Virginia Woolf). See Usage Notes at he¹, they.

[Middle English, from Old Norse theira, theirs; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

their

(ðɛə)

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with them: their finest hour; their own clothes; she tried to combat their mocking her.

2. belonging to or associated in some way with people in general not including the speaker or people addressed: in many countries they wash their clothes in the river.

3. belonging to or associated in some way with an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody: everyone should bring their own lunch.

[C12: from Old Norse theira (genitive plural); see they, them]

Usage: See at they

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

their

(ðɛər; unstressed ðər)

pron.

1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.

2. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite form his or her): Someone left their book on the table. Compare theirs.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse theirra their; replacing Old English thāra, thǣra; compare they]

usage: See he¹, me, they.

Translations

لَهُم، خاصَّتُهُممِلْكُهُمهمهماهن

jejichvlastní

deressin

heidän

njihov

-juk, -jük

òeirrasinn, sína

loro i loro il loro la loro le loro

彼らの

그들의

jų

savuviņu

ich

njihov

deras

ของเขาเหล่านั้น

onların onun

của họ

他们的他的她们的她的它们的

their

[ðɛəʳ] POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sus
their father → su padre
their house → su casa
their parents → sus padres
their sisters → sus hermanas
they took off their coats → se quitaron los abrigos
after washing their hands → después de lavarse las manos
someone stole their car → alguien les robó el coche

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

their

[ˈðɛə^r] adj

(of them, belonging to them) → leur, leurs pl
their house → leur maison
their parents → leurs parents

(= his or her) → son m, sa f, ses pl
Anyone looking for income from their investments → Quiconque cherche à avoir des revenus de ses placements ...

their

poss adj

→ ihr

(inf: = belonging to him or her) → seine(r, s); everyone knows their rights nowadays → jeder kennt heutzutage seine Rechte ? also my POSS ADJ

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

their

[ðɛəʳ] poss adj → il/la loro, i/le loro pl

their

(ðeə) adjective

1. belonging to them. This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.

2. used instead of his, ~his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to. Everyone should buy his own ticket.

theirs (ðeəz) pronoun

a person, thing etc belonging to them. The child is theirs; a friend of theirs (= one of their friends).

their

→ مِلْكُهُم jejich deres ihr δικός τους su heidän leur njihov loro 彼らの 그들의 hun deres ich deles их deras ของเขาเหล่านั้น onların của họ 他们的