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theyr

theyr is the alternative form of theyre.

theyr is the obsolete spelling of their.

Meaning of their

Determiner

their

  1. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
    • they will meet tomorrow at their convenience
  2. 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 […]c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about theyr

What is theyr the alternative form of?
Theyr is the alternative form of theyre.

Words near theyr in the dictionary

  1. theyfabs
  2. theyfriend
  3. theyfriends
  4. theymab
  5. theymabs
  6. theyr
  7. theyre
  8. theyself
  9. theyselfs
  10. theyselves
  11. theyuns

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Adapted from Wiktionary: theyr (page history and authors); their (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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