they're

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UK /ðɛə/ US /ðeɪɚ/

contraction 1adv 1det 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, little, mad, popular, regardless, released, safe, sorry

VERB + THEY'RE

complain, hate, leave, like, look, sound

THEY'RE + NOUN

australia, chiefs, peas, stock

PREP.

about, in, in, out, with

ADV.

almost, already, always, only

Definitions

contraction

Contraction of they + are.

adv

Misspelling of there.

det

Misspelling of their.

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.

[...] Make Fools believe in their fore-seeing / Of things before they are in Being; / To swallow Gudgeons ere th' are catch'd, / And count their Chickens ere th' are hatch'd, [...]

don't count your chicks before they're hatched

Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

Don’t count your chicks before they’re hatched / As victory from you may be snatched. / Though many boastful claims are made, / The game’s not over till it’s played.

Example Bank

I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning.

Tatoeba · #1686

My roommate is prodigal when it comes to spending money on movies; he buys them the day they're released, regardless of price.

Tatoeba · #1959

They're making too much noise. I can't concentrate.

Tatoeba · #2090

Now I have to leave, they're calling for my flight.

Tatoeba · #2230

His whole family is like that. They're like peas in a pod.

Tatoeba · #24062

The scuttlebutt is they're going to Australia.

Tatoeba · #26646

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