et — meaning in English

English meaning

• you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
• yourself pronoun Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.

Senses

et is used for these senses in English:

• y Forming diminutive nouns.
• ampersand The symbol "&".
• you (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]
• yourself (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

you — full definition

1. pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
2. pronoun Used informally to mean "anyone" or "one" in general statements.

yourself — full definition

1. pronoun Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.
2. pronoun Used for emphasis, to stress that the person did something alone or personally.

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