they're

[ thair; unstressed ther ]

  1. contraction of they are.

usage note For they're

Words that may be confused with they're

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How to use they're in a sentence

  • I do this crazy thing where instead of pushing up for higher notes theyre singing down into them.

  • Depend on it that theyre on the scent down there, and that if he moved hed blow upon the thing at once.

  • Besides ourselves, theres not a creature in the house except Toby and the boys, and theyre safe enough.

  • And theyre always talking about the wickedness of the boss and the sweetness of the working man.

    Chains | Elizabeth Baker
  • If you dont give up that girl, an pay somethin for her, theyre goin to kill us both.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • Theyre goin to cut our heads off, capn, and give em to the witch-woman, to hang outside her hut!

    Cursed | George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for they're

they're

/ (ðɛə, ˈðeɪə) /


contraction of
  1. they are

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