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yours

//jɔː(ɹ)z//

Pronoun

A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

informal

Note for yours

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Definitions

  1. 1.That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

    • The socks of yours are a bit niffy.
    • If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.
    • Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.
  2. 2.Your house or home.(informal)

    • Let's go over to yours.
  3. 3.Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

  4. 4.Honorific alternative letter-case form of yours, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1925

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Common
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Uncommon

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Etymology

From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s.

Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his.

Displaced yourn in standard speech.

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