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

/ jʊəz; jɔːz /

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 faithfully

   yours sincerely

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

The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface.

From The Daily Beast

But each of the recordings listed below deserves yours closest attention.

From The Daily Beast

After reading Ever Yours, if nothing else, one can start to understand how such a fanatic mind could produce such fanatic art.

From The Daily Beast

I read that the series Hello Ladies came from a stand-up show of yours.

From The Daily Beast

To learn more about 6SensorLabs or preorder yours, head to 6sensorlabs.

From The Daily Beast

Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.

From Project Gutenberg

“A hopeful family yours, Mr. Trotter,” said Perker, sealing a letter which he had just finished writing.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall soon depart, and practise no more; and my time will become my own—still my own, by no means yours.

From Project Gutenberg

I've got a writ here, Baptiste, and will be glad to have you tell me where this stuff of yours is so I can go and get it.

From Project Gutenberg

So you have lost that frozen heart of yours at last, and after such boasting, too!

From Project Gutenberg