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/jɔː(ɹ)/
/jʊə(ɹ)/ archaic
/jə(ɹ)/ unstressed
/jɔɹ/ US
/jʊɹ/ US
/jɝ/ US
/jɚ/ unstressed, US
/jʊəɹ/ Canada
/jɜ(ː)ɹ/ Canada
/jɚ/ Canada, unstressed
/jɪʊɹ/ dialectal
/jɪəɹ/ dialectal
/jəɹ/ dialectal, unstressed
/jʊɹ/ Northwestern, US
/jɪɹ/ Northwestern, US, unstressed
/jo(ː)ɹ/
/joə/
/joʊ/

Sounds like you're, yore (pour–poor merger or dialectal), yaw (non-rhotic, paw–poor merger or dialectal), yo (non-rhotic, show–sure merger), ewer (one pronunciation, non-rhotic, without the pour–poor merger, rare) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

determiner ur · ya · yer · yr · yo · yo'

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). Let’s meet tomorrow at your convenience.
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners). Then Ieſus ſaid vnto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun. Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.
Ireland That; the specified (usually used with a human referent) Your man just bought a new car.

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contraction

contraction, misspelling Misspelling of you're.you're In a possible case of nominative determinism, [Harry] Styles clearly demonstrated his penchant for grammar at a 2015 show, adding an apostrophe and an E to a Philadelphia fan’s sign so it said “You’re so nice” rather than “your so nice” (he then wrote “thank you – love, Harry” and gave it back, in c

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pronoun

honorific Honorific alternative letter-case form of your, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.your Your Honor

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