word-vault/dist/data/cards/th/their.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "their",
    "partOfSpeech": "determiner",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "of or belonging to people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their parties are always fun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Which is their house?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used instead of his or her to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known",
            "labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðeə(r)/",
                "audio": "th/their/their__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ðer/",
                "audio": "th/their/their__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse their(r)a ‘of them’, genitive plural of the demonstrative sá; related to them and they."
}