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yous.

You.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/juːz/UK/jəz/UK/jɪz/UK/iːz/

  1. You.

    dialectal · in-plural
    What are yous up to tonight?

  2. You.

    colloquial · dialectal · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix).

det/juːz/UK/jəz/UK/jɪz/UK/iːz/

  1. The group spoken or written to.

    dialectal
    What are yous kids doin?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix).

noun/juːz/UK/jəz/UK/jɪz/UK/iːz/

  1. plural of you

    dialectal · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix).

verb/juːz/UK/jəz/UK/jɪz/UK/iːz/

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of you.

    dialectal · form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix).

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