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YOU

Definition: YOU

YOU

Dative and objective

1. The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the Note under Ye.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "YOU" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Crosswords: YOU

English words defined with "YOU": A murrain on youGod youTo cry you mercy. (references)
Specialty definitions using "YOU": Are you drunk?, As you were, At youBusting you outdid you use up all the money? / handi la-Fair fall youGo along with You, Go through Fire and Water to serve youHair of the Dog that Bit You, Heads I Win, Tails you Lose, How Do You Do?I Feel You, If you want X, you know where to find it., I'm going to lick you., I'm going to Tai-bo you!Let me tell you., Look Before You LeapShall you Will youwhat are you all about?, What You Get Is What You Never Thought You HadYou are not expected to understand this, You know you've been hacking too long when, You know you've been hacking too long when..., you like, You want a piece of me?, You was. (references)
Etymologies containing "YOU": Yow. (references)
Non-English Usage: "YOU" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Italian (thank).

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Modern Usage: YOU

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think you can come down here, flash a badge, and make me nervous (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Jeez you don't have to laugh at me. (American Pie; writing credit: Adam Herz)

Look, Chip, I've been waiting for you all my life (On the Town; writing credit: Adolph Green and Betty Comden)

What you should be thinking is, what would Harry Rex do (A Time to Kill; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

So, do you like to party (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Lyrics

Don't, Don't you know the kind of man I am (Caught Up in You; performing artist: 38 Special)

Won't you come step to me (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

You showed me the way (Because Of You; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Anders Bagge, Arntor Birgisson, Christian Karlsson, and Patrick Tucker)

And knocked me out and then you (YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG; performing artist: AC/DC)

Can't get used to losin' you no matter what I try to do (Can't Get Used To Losing You; performing artist: Andy Williams)

Clever

You can't pray a lie. (references; author: Mark Twain)

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. (references; author: Bob Hope)

If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Dig a well before you are thirsty. (references; author: Chinese Proverb)

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. (references; author: Vermont Proverb)

Tongue Twisters

Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie? (references; author: unknown)

I need not your needles, they're needless to me; for kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see; but did my neat knickers but need to be kneed, I then should have need of your needles indeed. (references; author: unknown)

If you must cross a coarse, cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross, coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully. (references; author: unknown)

Pick a partner and practice passing, for if you pass proficiently, perhaps you'll play professionally. (references; author: unknown)

Will you, William? (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

I Love You (2003)

Every Breath You Take (2003)

Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die (2002)

Only You (2001)

Loving You (2003)

Song Titles

Born To Be With You (performing artist: The Bob Lewis Family)

If You Go Away (performing artist: Neil Diamond)

Who Will Be With You When I'm Far Away (performing artist: Jimmy Durante)

SAY YOU LOVE ME (performing artist: FLEETWOOD MAC)

I Don't Want To Live Without You (performing artist: Foreigner)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: YOU

DomainTitle

References

  • For You Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • The LSAT: Real World Intelligence, Strategies & Experience From Leading Lawyers to Prepare You for Everything the Classroom and Textbooks Won't Teach You for the LSAT (Bigwig Briefs Test Prep series) (reference)

  • Infection Protection: How to Fight the Germs That Make You Sick (reference)

  • Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics: How You Can Supercharge Your Immune System and Fight Infection (reference)

  • Potatoes Not Prozac : A Natural Seven-Step Dietary Plan to Control Your Cravings and Lose Weight, Recognize How Foods Affect the Way You Feel, and Stabilize the Level of Sugar in Your Blood (reference)

  • The Wilkinson & Boa Bible Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Help You Get More Out of the Bible (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • 10 Things I Hate About You (reference)

  • Mad About You - The Complete First Season (reference)

  • Accessories and You - Use Jewelry, Scarves, Belts, Bags & Shoes to Achieve a Desired Look (reference)

  • I Love You Again (reference)

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • When you Were Born 8" x 10" Photo Frame (reference)

  • Carter's Thank You Notes and Birth Announcements with Pen Set - John Lennon Collection (reference)

  • Winnie The Pooh Thank You Notes and Birth Announcements with Pen Set (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: YOU

Photos:
YOU

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Illustrations:
YOU

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Computer Images:
YOU

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Photo Album: YOU

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Five illustrations showing the methods of surgical treatment that may be used: lumpectomy; modified radical mastectomy; partial mastectomy (also called segmental mastectomy), radical mastectomy (also called Halsted radical mastectomy), and total (simple) mastectomy. These illustrations appeared in "What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer." See artwork WYTK-05. Credit: Jeanne Kelly (Artist).

Vaccinia vaccine is a highly effective immunizing agent that brought about the global eradication of smallpox. Because the smallpox vaccine is "live", you can spread it to other people, as well as to other parts of one's own body. Credit: CDC.

Because the smallpox (vaccinia virus) vaccine is "live", you can spread it to other people, as well as to other parts of your own body. Credit: CDC.

"Surreal Sphere to Sphere" by Lennart Agborn. Use the Scrollbar to vary A. The graph initially comes up blank; you must vary A to see it.

"Traveling Wave 1" (movie) by Сергей Бирюков (Sergei Biryukov). In this movie, and in "Traveling Wave 2", you can use DPGraph's scrollbar to vary the parameters A, B, C, and D, to alter the movie while it is running.

Computer generated surface view of Gula Mons.For this image, we also have a special treat. Because the vertical scale on theseimages is so exaggerated (a factor of 22.5, remember), we thought you might wantto see what one of them would look like with a more realistic vertical scale.This image ofGula Mons( 8k) has beenaltered to more closely resemble the actual vertical scale. Credit: NASA.

How do you lasso a bull sea lion? Very carefully! Personnel off the MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Look hard and you will find a baby giant petrel camouflaged in the rocks. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

When you're up to your knees in pollock you must be on the MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Fisheries.

NSSL Doppler with rainshaft nearby. If you don't believe the radar, look out the window. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: YOU
 

"'Eye' See You" by Hana Matz
Commentary: "Lately I have been taking lots of pictures of eyes... my eyes, my friends eyes, my families eyes. ."
"Can you tell me who i am 9" by Janelle Siegrist
Commentary: "My sister."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "YOU".

PlayCaption
Spoken when you catch someone in the act; a man saying affirmatively, "Ah, ha!".
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: YOU

AuthorQuotation

Author Unknown

Why worry when you can pray.

Charlotte Bronte

Look twice before you leap.

George E. Allen

How badly do you want it?

Horace

The story's about you.

Julian

You have conquered, Galilean.

O Wen Wister

When you call me that, smile!

Red Auerbach

Just do what you do best.

Samuel Johnson

Whatever you have spend less.

Seneca

If you judge, investigate.

St. Augustine

Love, and do what you like.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: YOU

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

I writhe with the blows you put upon me... (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

There is nothing here but what you see. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

John F. Kennedy

1961

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. (reference)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

Some of you have come fresh from narrow cells. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1936)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: YOU

TitleAuthorQuote

Winnie the Pooh

A.A. Milne

Promise me, Pooh, that you won't forget me ever, because if I thought you would, I wouldn't leave

Emma

Austen, Jane

Had you witnessed my behaviour there, I can hardly suppose you would ever have thought well of me again

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

You see, a minute goes by so fearfully quick

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Dirk, please, if you would

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Your sin is left behind you, in the days long past

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

To be a chance comer is no drawback, provided you have improved your chances

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

You have often seen the sand on the seashore

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Yet you have all the vantage of her wrong

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: YOU

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

You can do it alone. (references)

You must have a helper. (references)

You won't need dialysis. (references)

Business

You still have the old problems of arbitrary disallowances of costs. (references)

However, basically you need to report what you are shipping and their prices. (references)

The right Thai partner can also, to a large degree, insulate you from corruption. (references)

Civil Liberties

Zimbabwe

You ain't seen nothing yet." In addition the government controlled The Herald printed an opinion piece by Minister Moyo shortly before the bombing in which he described The Daily News as a threat to the country. (references)

Kazakhstan

President Nazarbayev asked "What are akims for? Is it really difficult for you to use your powers to monitor the legality of the activities of (religious groups)--closing them, if necessary? It has become fashionable to build mosques, churches, and prayer houses willy-nilly on land set aside by akims, but nobody is asking whether the mosques and churches are needed." Representatives of Jehovah's Witnesses alleged continuing incidents of harassment by a number of local governments. (references)

Bangladesh

In October 2000, the then-State Minister for Social Welfare Mozammel Hossain (the person in charge of overseeing relief operations in Sathkira district) reportedly actively encouraged ruling party members to attack the press physically by saying "Wherever you will find journalists, break their bones." The next day, a group led by local Awami League leader Nurul Islam ransacked the office of the local daily "Satkhirar Chitro" and assaulted Anisur Rahim, the newspaper's editor, with knives and a revolver; he had to be hospitalized. (references)

Discrimination

Namibia

Police are ordered to arrest you, and deport you and imprison you too." However, there were no reports that homosexuals were arrested, deported, or imprisoned during the year. (references)

Economic History

Benin

This may help family members contact you in case of an emergency. (references)

Portugal

Your customers want to get to know you before they will trust you. (references)

Political Economy

Hungary

Below you will find a chart listing each of the Hungarian Ministries and the name of the current minister. (references)

Trade

Lebanon

For additional information, you can visit Ex-Im's website at www.exim.gov. (references)

Luxembourg

There is no longer a distinction between validated licenses and general licenses-either you need a license or you do not need a license (NLR: No License Required). (references)

Travel

Russia

Do not assume that you can blend in on the street. (references)

Peru

If you lease a car with a driver, a tip is common. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

You may exchange funds at local banks, hotels and at the airport. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kinds, but mostly memorial, intended to commemorate the fame of some illustrious person and hand down to distant ages the record of his services and virtues. To this class of inscriptions belongs the name of John Smith, penciled on the Washington monument. Following are examples of memorial inscriptions on tombstones: (See EPITAPH.) "In the sky my soul is found, And my body in the ground. By and by my body'll rise To my spirit in the skies, Soaring up to Heaven's gate. 1878." "Sacred to the memory of Jeremiah Tree. Cut down May 9th, 1862, aged 27 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. Indigenous." "Affliction sore long time she boar, Phisicians was in vain, Till Deth released the dear deceased And left her a remain. Gone to join Ananias in the regions of bliss." "The clay that rests beneath this stone As Silas Wood was widely known. Now, lying here, I ask what good It was to let me be S. Wood. O Man, let not ambition trouble you, Is the advice of Silas W." "Richard Haymon, of Heaven. Fell to Earth Jan. 20, 1807, and had the dust brushed off him Oct. 3, 1874."

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: YOU

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

TV news wants you entertained first, informed maybe.

Gerald Ford

Some call me an elder statesman. I don't know. I don't mind telling you that I'm not ready to quit yet!

John Hartmann

Jim, let me tell you something. There's going to be a whole bunch of things we don't tell Mrs. Clinton.

Martin Scorsese

Tough neighborhood but it was a working class, working class, but it was right off the bowery too, you know.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Three children together. My oldest daughter with Jessica Lange, you know, next year she will be to college.

Pamela Anderson

A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do. And in this world, you got to use everything you got.

Phyllis Diller

Short of breathness. Short breath. I am short of breath. But right now, I'm fine because I'm looking at you.

Rush Limbaugh

All you need, my friends, is the courage to believe the truth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: YOU

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797To cooperate with you in this desirable work is a fervent and favorite wish of my heart.

John Adams

1797-1801A copy of this decree will be laid before you.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809At home, fellow-citizens, you best know whether we have done well or ill.

Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865Think, if you can, of a single instance in which a plainly written provision of the Constitution has ever been denied.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Thus in view of the assurances you have given and our instructions on dismantling, there is every condition for eliminating the present conflict.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Until we meet again, God bless you, my friends.

George Bush

1989-1993Revel in the life that I have died to give you.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001John, you will carry with you America's hopes.

George W. Bush

2001-2005What you do is as important as anything government does.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: YOU

"YOU" is generally used as a pronoun (personal) -- approximately 99.99% of the time. "YOU" is used about 694,858 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Pronoun (personal)99.99%694,76113
                    Total100.00%694,858N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: YOU

The following table summarizes the usage of "YOU" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
YouLast name1,00014,139
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: YOU

CountryName
Japan

For You Co., Ltd.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: YOU

Expressions using "YOU": a fat chance you have A murrain on you ad cry you mercy all because of you all of you all you can eat among you amongst you any way you like anyway you like are you decent? are you ready? are you receiving me? are you with me? as cool as you please as you choose as you go along as you like as you like best as you please as you please! as you think as you were as you were! as you wish because of you before you could say jack robinson before you know where you are bet you between you and me between you and me and the bedpost between you and me and the lamppost bless you both of you by you can you ..? can you accept ..? can you bring ..? can you do that? can you give me some small change? can you give me your light? can you help me? can you please ..? can you reach? can you tell me ..? can you tell me? can you try later? can you understand? can you wait an instant? can you wait? can you walk any faster? can't you raise the smile? come when you like could you do me a favour? could you wake me up at did you do your exercise did you drop him a line? did you get me? did you sleep well? didn't you realize? do as you are bid do as you choose! do as you please do as you please! do as you would be done by do the most you can do what you want! do you bring? do you care? do you feel better? do you follow me? do you forget? do you get me do you get me? do you have ..? do you have any stamps? do you have? do you like it? do you like this? do you mind do you mind my smoking? do you mind? do you need a hand? do you need? do you read me? do you realize my position? do you smoke? do you speak english? do you suggest that ..? do you think he is likely to move in this affair? do you think? do you understand english? do you understand me? do you understand? do you want any more wine? do you want smth. else? do you want? don't let me trouble you don't you dare don't you dare to don't you do it again!. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "YOU": you-and-me-having-a-little-joke-together, you-are-one-of-us, you-clid, you-d, you-did, you-don't-have-to-tell-me-anything-about-carol, you-don't-say, you-drive, you-dual, you-ess, you-find, you-fus, you-genics, you-have, you-haven't-phoned, you-hsin, you-i, you-know-the-scent-now-try-the-bath-range, you-know-what, you-know-what-again, you-know-whats, you-know-where, you-know-who, you-ming, you-name-it-they-had-it, you-please, you-plural, you-rascal-you, you-return, You-sean, you-snap-first-and-i'll-snap-back, you-terminology, you-thanasia, you-the, you-topia, you-tsao, you-tube, you-wen, you-wo.

Ending with "YOU": getting-to-know-you, thank-you, what-have-you, y-you.

Containing "YOU": do-you-think-he-saw-us, pay-as-you-earn, put-you-up, shop-till-you-drop, while-you-wait.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: YOU

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

i love you

3,014

thinking of you

481

thank you card

2,918

i hope you dance

469

thank you letter

2,817

i love you poem

459

2 for you

2,517

have you ever

458

while you were out

1,897

you don t know jack

442

you

1,891

cant let you go

434

only you movie

1,864

thank you gift

430

thank you

1,453

when you say nothing at all

422

thank you note

1,426

printable thank you card

381

catch me if you can

1,322

free thank you card

368

miss you

1,141

i like you

336

what i want you to know

1,044

lettuce entertain you

335

thank you poem

1,022

are you hot

332

you rule school.com

927

missing you poem

330

thank you letter interview

887

loving you

325

double you

660

so into you

313

thank you letter sample

642

we will rock you

311

10 things i hate about you

599

i will always love you

303

missing you

581

wood you unfinished furniture

302

i miss you

573
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: YOU

Language Translations for "YOU"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

jy (thou, ye), jou (thee, thou, to, to thee, to you, ye, your), u (thou, to, to you, ye, your), julle (thou, to, to you, ye, your). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

ju (thou, ye, you all), ti (of you, thee, thou, ye), (of, the, thou, to). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كما (as), ‏كم (another, sleeve, your), ‏كن, ‏ك (your), ‏ضمير المخاطب, ‏أنتما, ‏أنتم (you are), ‏أنتن, ‏أنت (thou). (various references)

   

Basque

  

zaude (you are), nauzue (you have me), duzu (you have), didazu (you haveto me), daukazu (you have), badauzkazu (you have), badaukazue (you have), badakizu (you know). (various references)

   

Bavarian

  

measse (thank you, thanks), danggsche (thank you, thanks). (various references)

   

Breton

  

ho (you had, your). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

човек (being, bloke, bod, body, fellow, figure, guy, head, homo, human, human being, individual, Jack, Johnny, joker, liver, Mac, man, person, piece, subject, thing, type, Wight), тебе (thee), те (thee, they), ти (thee, thou, ye, yourself), всеки (all, each, either, every, everybody, everyone, man), вас, вие (ye), ви, на теб, на вас, ех ти, ах ти. (various references)

   

Catalan

  

vostè (thou), vosaltres (thou, ye), us, tu (thou), li (to you), et. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

. (various references)

   

Croatian

  

vi, vas, vam. (various references)

   

Czech

  

vy (ye), vás (to you, ye), ty (the, thou, ye). (various references)

   

Danish

  

De (them, they, thou, ye, you formal), I (for, in, inside, into, on, per, this, thou, within, ye, you formal, you formal plural), du (thou, ye, you familiar), dig. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

u (thou, ye, yourself), je (one, thee, they, thou, ye, your). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

vin, vi (thou). (various references)

   

Estonian

  

teile, teil, teie (your), teid, te, sa. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

vit (one, they, we), tygum (thou, ye), tit (thou, ye), tey (one, they), (one, they, thou, ye), ein (one, they). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

شمارا, شما. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sinä (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Flemish

  

u. (various references)

   

French

  

vous (for you, from you, to you, you all, yourself), tu, toi, te (to you, yourself), on, t' (to you). (various references)

   

French Canadian

  

vous. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

men (one, they), jo (thou, ye, your), dy (that, that one, thou, ye, yonder), do (dove, pigeon, thou, ye), (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Galician

  

vostede. (various references)

   

German

  

Sie (her, it, she, them, they, thou, ye), du (thou, ye), ihr (her, hers, its, their, thou, to her, ye, you all, your), Ihnen (them, thou, to them, to you, ye), dich (thee, thou, yourself), man (just, mandolinist, one, people, somebody, someone, they), euch (thee, thou, to you, ye, yourself, yourselves), dir (dir, thee, thou, to thee, to you, ye, yourself). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σείσ (ye), σας (your), σύ (thou), εσείσ (ye), εσείς (ye), εσύ (thou). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

ne (your), nde (your). (various references)

   

Haitian Creole

  

w, ou (y ou, your). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

ti (thou, ye), ju (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לך (thee), לכן (hence, so, then, therefore, therefrom, thereupon, thus, to you), לכם (to you), איתך, איתכן, איתכם, אליכן, אליכם, אתן, אתכן, אתכם, אתה (thou), אתם, אותך (thee). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ti (no smoking, thou, ye), te (thou, ye), maguk (themselves, thou, ye), maga (itself, on one's own, oneself, self, selves, thou, ye), önök (thou, ye, your good selves), ön (thou). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

við (at, thou, we, with, with/at, with/by, ye), þig, þið, þú, þér. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kau (thou, ye), kamu, kalian (all of you), ente, engkau (thou, ye), anda. (various references)

   

Irish

  

. (various references)

   

Italian

  

tu (thou, ye), voi (thou, ye), te (thee, ye, yourself), loro (their, theirs, them, themselves, they, ye, your, yours), lei (her, herself, she), la (a, an, her, it, the). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

其方 (over there, the other, yourplace), あれ以来 (monkfish liver, since then, so, sort of, such, that, to that degree, to that extent), ヤ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "yu", eucalyptus, you-ism, Yucar), 手前 (before, this side, we), 御身 (the body), 御前さん (hey, my dear), 御前 (presence, thepresence, Your Excellency), お前 (presence), 御主 , お前さん (hey, my dear), (6th in rank, oneself, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar), 尊公 (your father), 尊台 , 君達 , 君 1, (boy, master, Mr), 御宅 (your home, your house), 貴女 (lady), 貴方方 , 貴方  (dear what a wife calls a husband), 貴方々 , 貴方 (dear), 貴所 (your place), 貴様 , お宅 (your home, your house), 貴兄 , 麿 , 貴君 , 貴下 , 高堂 (your beautiful home), 諸姉 (you ladies), 諸子 (Chinese sages or their works, gentlemen, you or them), 爾汝 (thou), 貴公 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

きこう (armor, armour, breath control, breathing exercise, calling at aport, chi kung, cleverness, climate, contribution, contrivance, drafting, eccentricities, homeward voyage or flight, horseback riding, mechanism, organization, qigong, remarkable effect, returning to port, returning to school, season, setting to work, spirit cultivation, stoma, stopping at a port, traveller's journal, trick), じじょ (authors preface, autobiography, boys and girls, lady attendant, maid, order, second daughter, self-help, system, thou), あんた , あなた (dear, lady, that, the other, the other side, there, yonder), あなたがた, こうどう (action, auditorium, behaviour, brass, conduct, ecliptic, filial piety, justice, level, mobilization, public road, the benevolent Imperial rule, the Imperial Way, traditional incense-smelling game, tunnel, your beautiful home), まろ, きみ (companion, daimyo, duke, egg yolk, feeling, lord, prince, public, sensation, subordinate), きみたち, きじょ (demoness, lady, mechanism, ogress, she-devil, witch), きけい (abnormality, clever scheme, deformity, freak, original, tricks, wiles, witty), そんだい (haughtiness, pomposity, self-sufficiency), てまえ (before, procedures in tea ceremony, this side, we), しょし (bibliography, bookstore, Chinese sages or their works, gentlemen, illegitimate child, opinions, original intention, thoughts, you ladies, you or them), おたく (your home, your house), きか (curiosity, geometry, mechanization, naturalization, sunflower, troops under one's command, under ones command, under the banner, vaporization, word of respect added to the adressee's name on a letter, your home), きほう (bladder, brunt, bubble, dear, notation, previous report, vesicle), きさま, きくん, きしょ (contributed article, rare book, unusual book, your place), そなた, ユー , おんみ (the body), おぬし, おのれ (oneself), おまえ (presence), おまえさん (hey, my dear), そんこう (your father). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

ti (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Luganda

  

ggwe. (various references)

   

Luxembourgish

  

iech, ech (I), dir, der (the). (various references)

   

Malagasy

  

ianao, anao. (various references)

   

Manx

  

uss (thee, thee emph, thou, yourself), shiuish (ye, yourself, yourselves), shiu (ye), oo (thee, thou). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

du (thou, ye), dere, deg. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

señora (lady, madam, Mrs., thou, wife, ye), señor (gentleman, lord, Mister, Mr., sir, thou, ye), mener (gentleman, lord, Mister, Mr., sir, thou, ye), boso (thou, ye, your), bo (thou, ye, your), aboso (thou, ye), abo (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Pidgin English

  

yu (did you, Do you). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

youay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

wy (thou, ye), ty (thou, ye), panna (Miss, spinster, thou, unmarried woman, ye), pani (thou, ye), pan (gentleman, lord, Mr., thou, ye). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

você (thou, you formal), tu (thou, you informal), vós (thou, ye), os (the, them, ye), o (him, it, o, such, that, the, the one, ye). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

vocês, você (you formal), te, o (him, it, that, the, the one), lhe (to him/her, to you). (various references)

   

Quechua

  

yachankichu (do you know), kasanki (you are), agradisiyki (I am thankful to you, I thank you, thank you), ninki (you have said), ninapaq (for you tosay, to be spoken), munankiri (you want), lloqsinki (you will leave), kutimunki (you will return), kasankiri (you are), parlariy (you speak), kanki (you are), intindiykichu (I understand you), intindiyki (I understand you), gustasusqanmanta (because ithas pleased you), diuspagarasunki (God will repay you), chayaspa (when you arrive), kutimunaykikama (until you return), reqsinakunkiñachu (are you already acquainted), wayk'upurqa (stewed it for you), waleqllachu (are you well, well, well?), uyariyki (I hear you), tarirpanki (you will find it quickly), ruwarqanki (you did), ruwanki (you will do), parlanki (you speak), rirqankiri (you went), parlankichu (do you speak), qanwan (with you), qanri (and you), qanrí (and you), qanpis (you also), qanpaqqa (especiallyfor you), puñunki (you have slept), risuchun (it should all go well for you). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

voi (demand, shall, thou, want, will, ye), tu (thou, thyself, ye, yourself). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ты (thou, ye), тобой, тебя (thee), тебе (thee, to you), вы;вас; вам, вы (ye, you all), вами, вам. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

sibh (thou, ye), thu (and <A NAME="thù">thù</A> pers.pron. thou and you;, thou, ye). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

vi (ye), ti (tee, thee, thou, ye), tebe (thee, thyself). (various references)

   

Slovene

  

vi, vas, vam. (various references)

   

Somali

  

waxaad, ku (by, in, it, on, to), adaa. (various references)

   

Sotho

  

wena (what aboutyou), o (are you, of, oh, she), le (and, it, it is, through), hao (your), e (it, it is, that are, yes). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

vosotros (thou, ye, yourselves), usted (thou, ye), (thou, ye), vosotras (thou, ye, yourselves), Ustedes (thou, ye), uds, ud, te (tea, thee, thyself, yourself), les (them, to you), le (for you, her, him, it, to her, to him, to you). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

i (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

wewe (thou, ye), ninyi (thou, ye). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ni (thou, ye, you all), du (thou, ye, yer), dig (dug, thee, thyself, ye, yourself), man (fellow, husband, lad, male, man, mane on a horse, one, people, they, we), er (your, yours, yourself, yourselves). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

n'yo, ninyong, ninyo, mo (me, your), kayong, kayo, ka, iyo, inyo (your). (various references)

   

Tahitian

  

'outou, 'oe. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ยิ่งได้ยิ่งเอาอีก, ดีใจที่ได้พบกัน (nice meeting you). (various references)

   

Tswana

  

wena, o (a, he, it, she, which), lona, lo, le (and, from, with), go (it, that is, to). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sizi, sen (thee, thou, ye), sana (thee, thou, to thee, to you, ye). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

sen. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

тобі, тобою, тебе (thee, to you), ти (thou), вас, вами, вам, ви. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

ti (thee, thou), eich (your), chwithau (you also), chi. (various references)

   

Wolof

  

yaw, ngay (do you), nga, la (is, that). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

wena. (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

he'la' (behold, here are, here is, here you are, look), dyos bo'otik (thank you, thanks), biix a beele'ex? (how are you?, how do you do?), biix a beel? (how are you?, how do you do?). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

wena (thou, ye), u- (he, she, thou, ye), ni- (thou, ye). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: YOU

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

1. za. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

ele, tê, te, tecum, tecumque, temet, teque, tibi, tibimet, tibique, tu, tui, tune, vestri, vestrum, vobis, vobiscum, vobismet, vobisque, vos, vosmet, vosque. (various references)

Avestan200-600

ýûshmâkem, ýûzhem, thwa, vå, vê. (various references)

Old English450-1100

ge. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: YOU

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 5, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintUmeiV este to alaV thV ghV ean de to alaV mwranqh en tini alisqhsetai eiV ouden iscuei eti ei mh blhqhnai exw kai katapateisqai upo twn anqrwpwn
Latin405VulgateVos estis sal terrae quod si sal evanuerit in quo sallietur ad nihilum valet ultra nisi ut mittatur foras et conculcetur ab hominibus
Old English990West SaxonGeo sendden eorðan salt. gyf þæt saltawyrð on þam þe hyt [gesylt bið. hit] nemæg syððen to nahte. buton þæt hyt syeut-aworpen. & syo fram mannen fortredon.
Middle English1395WyclifYe ben salt of the erthe; that if the salt vanysche awey, whereynne schal it be saltid? To no thing it is worth ouere, no but that it be cast out, and be defoulid of men.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleYe are ye salt of the erthe: but and yf ye salt have lost hir saltnes what can be salted ther with? It is thence forthe good for nothynge but to be cast oute and to be troade vnder fote of men.
Jacobean English1611King JamesYe are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Victorian English1833WebsterYe are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
Basic English1964OgdenYou are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: YOU

LanguageMatthew Chapter 5, Verse 13
Cebuano&para; "Kamo mao ang asin alang sa yuta; apan kon ang asin kawad-an sa iyang lami, unsaon pa man sa pagpabalik niini sa iyang kaparat? Kini dili na gayud magpulos sa bisan unsa, kondili angay na lang kining isalibay sa gawas aron tunobtunoban sa mga tawo.
Croatian"Vi ste sol zemlje. Ali ako sol obljutavi, èime æe se ona osoliti? Nije više ni za što, nego da se baci van i da ljudi po njoj gaze."
DanishI ere Jordens Salt; men dersom Saltet mister sin Kraft, hvormed skal det da saltes? Det duer ikke til andet end at kastes ud og nedtrædes af Menneskene.
DutchGij zijt het zout der aarde; indien nu het zout smakeloos wordt, waarmede zal het gezouten worden? Het deugt nergens meer toe, dan om buiten geworpen, en van de mensen vertreden te worden.
FinnishTe olette maan suola; mutta jos suola käy mauttomaksi, millä se saadaan suolaiseksi? Se ei enää kelpaa mihinkään muuhun kuin pois heitettäväksi ja ihmisten tallattavaksi.
FrenchVous êtes le sel de la terre. Mais si le sel perd sa saveur, avec quoi la lui rendra-t-on? Il ne sert plus qu`à être jeté dehors, et foulé aux pieds par les hommes.
GermanIhr seid das Salz der Erde. Wo nun das Salz dumm wird, womit soll man's salzen? Es ist hinfort zu nichts nütze, denn das man es hinausschütte und lasse es die Leute zertreten.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari"Kalian adalah garam dunia. Kalau garam menjadi tawar, mungkinkah diasinkan kembali? Tidak ada gunanya lagi, melainkan dibuang dan diinjak-injak orang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama"Bahwa kamu inilah garam dunia. Jikalau garam itu menjadi tawar, dengan apakah dapat ia diasinkan pula? Tiadalah ia berguna lagi, hanyalah akan dibuang dan dipijak-pijak orang.
ItalianVoi siete il sale della terra; ma se il sale perdesse il sapore, con che cosa lo si potrà render salato? A null'altro serve che ad essere gettato via e calpestato dagli uomini.
LatvianJûs esat zemes sâls. Bet ja sâls zaudç savas spçjas, ar ko tad sâlîs? Tâ neder vairs nekam, tikai izmeðanai ârâ, lai cilvçki to samîtu.
Manx GaelicShiuish sollan y thallooin: agh my ta'n sollan er choayl e vlass, kys hig e vree ayn reesht? cha vel ymmyd erbee sodjey ny chour, agh dy ve tilgit magh, as stampit fo cassyn deiney.
Maori¶ Ko koutou te tote o te whenua: otira ki te hemo te ha o te tote, ma te aha e whai tikanga tote ai? heoi ano tona painga, na ka akiritia ki waho, ka takahia e nga tangata.
NorwegianI er jordens salt; men når saltet mister sin kraft, hvad skal det så saltes med? Det duer ikke lenger til noget, uten til å kastes ut og tredes ned av menneskene.
RumanianVoi sknteyi sarea pqmkntului. Dar dacq sarea kwi pierde gustul, prin ce kwi va cqpqta iarqw puterea de a sqra? Atunci nu mai este bunq la nimic deckt sq fie lepqdatq afarq, wi cqlcatq kn picioare de oameni.
RussianчЩ--УПМШ ЪЕНМЙ. еУМЙ ЦЕ УПМШ РПФЕТСЕФ УЙМХ, ФП ЮЕН УДЕМБЕЫШ ЕЕ УПМЕОПА? пОБ ХЦЕ ОЙ Л ЮЕНХ ОЕЗПДОБ, ЛБЛ ТБЪЧЕ ЧЩВТПУЙФШ ЕЕ ЧПО ОБ РПРТБОЙЕ МАДСН.
Shuar¶ `átumka ju nunkanam wee ana aintsanketrume. Tura wéeaitiat jeakchaitkiunka Míchuiti. ¿Nusha itiur Yuámniak ati? Antsu ántraiti. Tuma asamtai aa najatai tepet tusar ajapashtinkiait' Tímiayi.
Spanish"Vosotros sois la sal de la tierra. Pero si la sal pierde su sabor, ¿con qué será salada? No vale más para nada, sino para ser echada fuera y pisoteada por los hombres.
Swahili"Ninyi ni chumvi ya dunia! Lakini chumvi ikipoteza ladha yake itakolezwa na nini? Haifai kitu tena, ila hutupwa nje na kukanyagwa na watu.
SwedishI ären jordens salt; men om saltet mister sin sälta, varmed skall man då giva det sälta igen? Till intet annat duger det än till att kastas ut och trampas ned av människorna.
Uma¶ "Koi' to mpotuku' -a ma'ala rarapai' -ki poi', to mpokeni kalompea' hi manusia'. Aga ane uma-di nituku' tudui' -kue, koi' hewa poi' to mononto, uma-pi bisa rapomopoi' nculii', pai' uma-pi ria kalaua-na, alaa-na ratadi-mi pai' rapolisaa.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: YOU

Derivations

Words beginning with "YOU": young, youngberries, youngberry, younger, youngers, youngest, youngish, youngling, younglings, youngness, youngnesses, youngs, youngster, youngsters, younker, younkers, youpon, youpons, your, yourn, yours, yourself, yourselves, youse, youth, youthen, youthened, youthening, youthens, youthful, youthfully, youthfulness, youthfulnesses, youthquake, youthquakes, youths. (additional references)

Words ending with "YOU": bayou, poyou. (additional references)

Words containing "YOU": bayous, buyout, buyouts, carryout, carryouts, grayout, grayouts, joyous, joyously, joyousness, joyousnesses, layout, layouts, payout, payouts, poyous, tryout, tryouts, unyoung. (additional references)


Misspellings

"YOU" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ayou, Ayoub, Ayubu, byou, dyou, Eyob, Eyroun, Iau, ieu, Iocu, Ioi, ioun, ious, Isou, iu, jou, kou, ou, oy, oya, oyi, oyo, oyoe, Oyus, Oyw, Qoub, yaa, yabud, yai, yaj, yamu, yao, yaog, Yaou, yau, yaun, Yavuz, Yayuk, ydo, yeh, yej, yeo, yesu, yeu, yeun, yeut, yey, ygu, yiu, ymo, yo, yoa, yod, yof, yog, yoh, yoi, yoik, yoin, yok, yol, yoo, yoog, yook, yoom, yoos, yop, yoq, yor, Yos, yotu, youb, youd, Youde, youm, youn, youp, yous, yout, youv, youw, youz, yov, yoy, yoyu, yoz, ysu, yu, Yui, yuo, yuz, zyo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "YOU"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "YOU" (pronounced yuw")
2y uw"askew, cue, debut, ewe, few, fondue, Hew, hue, imbue, mew, miscue, pew, phew, Pugh, queue, review, revue, skew, spew, view, yew.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: YOU

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "o-u-y"

-1 letter: oy, yo.

 Words containing the letters "o-u-y"
 

+1 letter: buoy, your.

 

+2 letters: bayou, bousy, buoys, coypu, gouty, guyot, loury, lousy, mousy, outby, pouty, poyou, roupy, shoyu, soupy, soyuz, uncoy, young, yourn, yours, youse, youth, yupon.

 

+3 letters: agouty, bayous, blousy, bouncy, bounty, buoyed, busboy, buyout, cloudy, county, coypou, coypus, croupy, cymous, doubly, doughy, dourly, dyvour, eulogy, euroky, floury, foully, frouzy, grouty, guyots, hourly, jouncy, joyful, joyous, koruny, koumys, layout, loudly, loungy, mouldy, mousey, mouthy, occupy, outbuy, outbye, outcry, outfly, outlay, payout, pouchy, poyous, shoyus, snouty, sourly, stoury, toluyl, touchy, toughy, trouty, tryout, unholy, unyoke, voyeur, yaupon, yogurt, youngs, youpon, youths, yupons.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Sounds
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Frequency
17. Names: Company Usage
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Translations: Ancient
22. Bible Trace
23. Derivations
24. Rhymes
25. Anagrams
26. Bibliography


  

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