- pronunciation:
- theIr
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
belonging to them, done by them, or having to do with them.
She wants to play with their toys.We went to their wedding.Their situation sounds awful. |
| definition 2: |
used to mean "his or her," especially when the sex (male or female) of the person is not known or is not important.
Somebody dropped their jacket in the hall. |
The words
their and
there, and the contraction
they're ("they are"), all sound alike but have different meanings.