Meaning & use
their
Belonging to or associated with the people, animals, or things previously mentioned.
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The neighbors invited us to their barbecue on Saturday afternoon.
Each student must bring their own laptop to the workshop.
A note on using this word
Their is now widely accepted as a gender-neutral singular possessive, as in 'everyone should bring their own lunch'.
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