/ðɛə/, /ðɛː/, /ðeɹ/
OriginFrom Old Norse þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.
- Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
“they will meet tomorrow at their convenience”
“this is probably their cat”
“For all things, even Celestial Luminaries, much more atmospheric meteors, have their rise, their culmination, their decline.”
- Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.
“There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
As if I were their well-acquainted friend […]”
“Place the casualty on their back with feet and legs raised—this is called the shock position. [emphasis in original] Once the casualty is positioned, cover them to preserve body heat, but do not overh”
“I prefer to think that birds have a sufficiently developed sense of humour to enjoy the spectacle of a human being hunched beneath a bush kissing the back of their hand.”
- alt-of, misspellingMisspelling of there.
- alt-of, contraction, misspellingMisspelling of they’re.
Formsthair(alternative, archaic) · theire(alternative, archaic) · theyr(alternative, archaic) · theyre(alternative, archaic) · thir(alternative, archaic)