you
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: yourselves · yous · youing
Sense 1
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
Người được nói hoặc viết đến như một đối tượng
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Pronoun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
PronounRegister: US, colloquial
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
The individual or group spoken or written to.
Determiner
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
Được sử dụng trước tính từ, mô tả người được đề cập, để nhấn mạnh
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Determiner
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “you” mean?
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
Is “you” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.