pronoun

[ proh-noun ]

/ ˈproʊˌnaʊn /

noun Grammar.

any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, it, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.

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Origin of pronoun

First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French pronom, from Latin prōnōmen (stem prōnōmin- ). See pro-¹, noun

grammar notes for pronoun

Although not generally accepted as good usage, between you and I is heard occasionally in the speech of educated persons. By the traditional rules of grammar, when a pronoun is the object of a preposition, that pronoun should be in the objective case: between you and me; between her and them. The use of the nominative form ( I, he, she, they, etc.) arises partly as overcorrection, the reasoning being that if it is correct at the end of a sentence like It is I, it must also be correct at the end of the phrase between you and …. The choice of pronoun also owes something to the tendency for the final pronoun in a compound object to be in the nominative case after a verb: It was kind of you to invite my wife and I. This too is not generally regarded as good usage.

Words nearby pronoun

prong key, pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear

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Example sentences from the Web for pronoun

It can disambiguate pronouns, translate, infer, analogize, and even perform some forms of common-sense reasoning and arithmetic.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Raphaël Millière|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
This is the task of identifying all the proper names in a document and figuring out which pronouns in the text refer to which people or which organizations.
Can A.I. understand poetry?|Jeremy Kahn|August 18, 2020|Fortune
Since the Ghostbusters are a group, they’d be described using the pronoun them.
Can You Correct These Grammatically Incorrect Song Lyrics?|Brigid Walsh|August 5, 2020|Everything After Z
Oh, the heaven and hell wrought by the casual use of a pronoun.
Owning Up to Possession’s Downside|Samantha Harvey|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He placed particular emphasis on the pronoun when he spoke the title aloud.
Can Bill Bratton Solve De Blasio’s NYPD Dilemma?|Michael Daly|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The pronoun is deliberate: the Sims was one of the first games to be played by women in significant numbers.
SimCity Is Smarter Than You (Even If You’re an Urban Planner)|Josh Dzieza|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He asks, “What magic is there in the pronoun ‘my,’ that should justify us in overturning the decisions of impartial truth?”
Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness|Stephen T. Asma|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His famous mom still struggles with a pronoun for him, he tells Jacob Bernstein in an interview.
Chaz Bono's Happily Ever After|Jacob Bernstein|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His pronoun hit antedates English itself, being the Anglo-Saxon neuter of he.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
Case is that modification of a noun or a pronoun which denotes its relation to other words in the sentence.
Business English|Rose Buhlig
The pronoun it (originally hit), as compared with he, is a specimen of gender.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Pronounce′ment, act of pronouncing: an announcement or proclamation; Pronoun′cer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
I am going to exercitate my pupil over those verses to-day for pronoun practice.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for pronoun

pronoun

/ (ˈprəʊˌnaʊn) /

noun

one of a class of words that serves to replace a noun phrase that has already been or is about to be mentioned in the sentence or contextAbbreviation: pron

Word Origin for pronoun

C16: from Latin prōnōmen, from pro- 1 + nōmen noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for pronoun

pronoun

A word that takes the place of a noun. She, herself, it, and this are examples of pronouns. If we substituted pronouns for the nouns in the sentence “Please give the present to Karen,” it would read “Please give it to her.”

单词	pronoun
释义	pronoun [ proh-noun ] / ˈproʊˌnaʊn / noun Grammar. any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, it, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective. VIDEO FOR PRONOUN WATCH NOW: How To Use Personal Pronouns It's totally cool if someone doesn't identify as a he or a she and wants to be a they. If you really want to be an ally, consider asking what pronoun someone prefers. MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of pronoun First recorded in 1520–30; from Middle French pronom, from Latin prōnōmen (stem prōnōmin- ). See pro-¹, noun grammar notes for pronoun Although not generally accepted as good usage, between you and I is heard occasionally in the speech of educated persons. By the traditional rules of grammar, when a pronoun is the object of a preposition, that pronoun should be in the objective case: between you and me; between her and them. The use of the nominative form ( I, he, she, they, etc.) arises partly as overcorrection, the reasoning being that if it is correct at the end of a sentence like It is I, it must also be correct at the end of the phrase between you and …. The choice of pronoun also owes something to the tendency for the final pronoun in a compound object to be in the nominative case after a verb: It was kind of you to invite my wife and I. This too is not generally regarded as good usage. Words nearby pronoun prong key, pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pronoun It can disambiguate pronouns, translate, infer, analogize, and even perform some forms of common-sense reasoning and arithmetic. Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side\|Raphaël Millière\|September 9, 2020\|Nautilus This is the task of identifying all the proper names in a document and figuring out which pronouns in the text refer to which people or which organizations. Can A.I. understand poetry?\|Jeremy Kahn\|August 18, 2020\|Fortune Since the Ghostbusters are a group, they’d be described using the pronoun them. Can You Correct These Grammatically Incorrect Song Lyrics?\|Brigid Walsh\|August 5, 2020\|Everything After Z Oh, the heaven and hell wrought by the casual use of a pronoun. Owning Up to Possession’s Downside\|Samantha Harvey\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He placed particular emphasis on the pronoun when he spoke the title aloud. Can Bill Bratton Solve De Blasio’s NYPD Dilemma?\|Michael Daly\|December 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The pronoun is deliberate: the Sims was one of the first games to be played by women in significant numbers. SimCity Is Smarter Than You (Even If You’re an Urban Planner)\|Josh Dzieza\|February 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He asks, “What magic is there in the pronoun ‘my,’ that should justify us in overturning the decisions of impartial truth?” Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness\|Stephen T. Asma\|December 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST His famous mom still struggles with a pronoun for him, he tells Jacob Bernstein in an interview. Chaz Bono's Happily Ever After\|Jacob Bernstein\|May 10, 2011\|DAILY BEAST His pronoun hit antedates English itself, being the Anglo-Saxon neuter of he. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart Case is that modification of a noun or a pronoun which denotes its relation to other words in the sentence. Business English\|Rose Buhlig The pronoun it (originally hit), as compared with he, is a specimen of gender. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham Pronounce′ment, act of pronouncing: an announcement or proclamation; Pronoun′cer. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various I am going to exercitate my pupil over those verses to-day for pronoun practice. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for pronoun pronoun / (ˈprəʊˌnaʊn) / noun one of a class of words that serves to replace a noun phrase that has already been or is about to be mentioned in the sentence or contextAbbreviation: pron Word Origin for pronoun C16: from Latin prōnōmen, from pro- 1 + nōmen noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for pronoun pronoun A word that takes the place of a noun. She, herself, it, and this are examples of pronouns. If we substituted pronouns for the nouns in the sentence “Please give the present to Karen,” it would read “Please give it to her.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 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