you
/jʉː/
#13 of the most-used English words
verb
- 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
- (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
"Both of you should get ready now." - (reflexive pronoun) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
- (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
- (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
"You are all supposed to do as I tell you."
Similar: thee, ye, ye, one, people, them