you

/jʉː//jə//juː//ju/

verb

  1. 1

    To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

pronoun

  1. 1

    (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

    Both of you should get ready now.
  2. 2

    (reflexive pronoun) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

  3. 3

    (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)

  4. 4

    (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)

    You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
  5. 5

    (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)

  6. 6

    (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).

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