yours

[ yoorz, yawrz, yohrz ]

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective):

   Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours?

2. that which belongs to you:

   Yours was the first face I recognized.

yours

/ jɔːz; jʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you

   I've eaten yours

2. your family

   greetings to you and yours

3. used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letter

   yours sincerely

   yours faithfully

4. of yours
   belonging to or associated with you
5. what's yours? humorous.
   what would you like to drink?

Word History and Origins

Origin of yours¹

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to your + -s, as in his

Example Sentences

We plan to publish some of the responses, but we won’t publish any part of yours without following up with you, verifying your information and hearing back from you.

From New York Times

Endometriosis UK said a hysterectomy could not guarantee total loss of pain and symptoms, but "it's important to remember that the final choice is yours - it is your body".

From BBC

Can you talk a bit about the process behind yours?

From Salon

A BBC Radio 4 You and Yours investigation found that Richard Russell was named on official documents as the boss of the online ticketing site without him knowing anything about it.

From BBC

Rick, I didn’t know that Sammy Hagar had written one of my favorites of yours… “I’ve Done Everything for You,” and now you’re in the booze business together.

From Los Angeles Times