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they're

they are: They’re working on a second edition.
Not to be confused with:
their – possessive case of they: It is their book.
there – in or at that place: The book is over there.
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they're

 (thâr)
Contraction ofthey are.
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they're

(ðɛə; ˈðeɪə)
contraction of
they are
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they're

(ðɛər;unstressed ðər)
contraction of they are.
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Translations

BE,

B.E.

(ˈbiː giː) abbreviation
Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering. BSc Ingenieurswese بَكالوريا في الهَنْدَسَه бакалавър по машиностроене Bacharel em Engenharia bakalář technických vědDipl. Ing. BE; B.E; bachelorgrad; lavere grad i ingeniørfag πτυχίο στον κλάδο της μηχανικής (συντομογρ.)licenciatura en Ingeniería BSc (tehnikateaduste bakalaureus) لیسانس مهندسی tekniikan kandidaatti diplômé en ingénierie תוֹאַר רִאשוֹן בְּהַנדָסָה इंजीनियरिंग स्नातक prvostupnik tehničkog fakulteta műszaki egyetemi végzettség BE laureato/laurea in ingegneria 工学士 공학 학사 technikos bakalauras inženierzinātņu bakalaurs Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan baccalaureus in de techniek lavere grad i ingeniørfag د انجینیري ليسانس бакалавр технических наук bakalár inžinierskeho štúdia diplomirani inženir diploma fakulteta tehnike teknologie kandidat วิศวกรรมศาสตรบัณฑิต mühendislik diploması 工程學士 бакалавр технічних наук پیچلر آف انجینئرنگ cử nhân kỹ thuật工学士
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