yours
//jɔː(ɹ)z//
informalDefinitions
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.Your house or home.(informal)
- Let's go over to yours.
3.Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.
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
Related words
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.