theirdeterminer
uk/ðeər/us/ðer/A1 of or belonging to them:
He gave them their coats.
B1 used to refer to one person in order to avoid saying "his or her":
One of the students has left their book behind.
More examples
- She thanked the staff for their dedication and enthusiasm.
- Look up their number in the phone directory.
- The children left their game and came running to greet us.
- Many miners have suffered from the effects of coal dust in their lungs.
- Everyone has their own ideas about the best way to bring up children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- mine
- my
- our
- ours
- s
- the
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours