Meaning of their in English

their
determiner
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/ðeər/ us

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/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.
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Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)
We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: …
There, their or they’re?
There, their and they’re are commonly confused in English, as they sound the same. …
(Definition of their from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

their | American Dictionary

their
pronoun [ pl ]
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/ðeər/
belonging to or connected with them; the possessive form of they, used before a noun:
It was their money, and they could spend it as they liked.
infml Their is also used to refer to a person whose sex is not known:
Someone forgot to take their umbrella.
(Definition of their from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of their

in Chinese (Traditional)
他們的, 她們的, 它們的…
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他们的, 她们的, 它们的…
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su…
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deles, delas…
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（三人称複数所有格）彼らの, 彼女たちの, それらの…
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onların, (emin olunmayan durumlarda) onların…
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leur [masculine-feminine, singular], leurs [masculine-feminine…
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el seu (d’ells, d’elles)…
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هُم, هُنّ (ضَمائر مُتّصِلة)…
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jejich, vlastní…
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deres, sin…
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milik mereka, milik masing-masing…
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của họ, dùng thay cho các ngôi…
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ich, swój, jego…
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mereka, mereka sendiri…
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ihr, ihre, sein…
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deres, sin, sitt…
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il/la/i/le loro, loro, suo…
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