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you

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Pronoun

  1. The people spoken, or written to, as an object. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    • Both of you should get ready now.
    • I'll look up you and your sister.
  2. (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
  3. The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
  4. The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
    • You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
  5. The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
  6. A person's favorite sports team.
    • I get that you're from Southeast Michigan, but I'm still surprised that you're a Detroit Lions fan. You have been on the receiving end of losing seasons for a while now.
  7. Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
  8. 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.
    • You get a lot of rude people in London.
    • It was one of those small-town dive bars you often read about.

Determiner

  1. The individual or group spoken or written to.
    • Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
  2. Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
    • You idiot!
  3. Your.

Verb

  1. To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter U/u.

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