your

American  

[yoor, yawr, yohr, yer] / yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr, yər /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective).

   Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea.

2. one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person).

   The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.

3. (used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type).

   Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don't need that much servicing.

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your British  

/ jə, jɔː, jʊə /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated with you

   your nose

   your house

   your first taste of freedom

2. belonging to or associated with an unspecified person or people in general

   the path is on your left heading north

   this lotion is for your head only

3. informal used to indicate all things or people of a certain type

   your part-time worker is a problem

4. informal (intensifier)

   here is your actual automatic tin-opener

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Grammar

See me.

Etymology

Origin of your

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ēower, genitive of gē ye ¹ ); cognate with Danish jeres, Dutch jouw, German euer; akin to Armenian jer, Latvian jūsu

Example Sentences

"I can't tell you what your sweet messages mean to me and how lucky I feel to have been a part of this once in a generation Goliath of a television show," she wrote.

From BBC

"Thank you for the gift of your friendship. And thank you most of all to Mel. Our girl."

From BBC

“Every time you get one out of the way, you are still looking over your shoulder to see if something else is to come,” said Matt Brill, Invesco’s head of North America investment-grade credit.

From MarketWatch

But with the surge in documentaries, it can be hard to sift through what’s worth your time.

From Los Angeles Times

Scott said, “I want to do this show about your family, kind of like ‘The Osbournes’; I want to do a ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’

From Los Angeles Times