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English
rfc|The second sense is not defined � only exemplified.
Etymology
From your + �s.
Pronunciation
RP: IPA|j��z
US: AHD|yôrz, IPA|/j��ɹz/, SAMPA|/jO:rz/
audio|en-us-yours.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(ɹ)z|-��(ɹ)z, Rhymes:English:-��(ɹ)z|-��(ɹ)z
Homophones
yaws (non-rhotic accents)
Pronoun
yours
- That which belongs to you; the possessive second person pronoun used without a following noun.
#: If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.
#: Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.
#: It�s all yours.
- italbrac|Written at the end of a letter, before the signature Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours, Sincerely yours.
Usage notes
In British English the adverb almost invariably follows the word yours at the end of a letter; in American English it usually precedes it. As a general rule, sincerely is only employed if the name of the recipient is already known to the writer; a letter begun with Dear Sir or Dear Madam finishes with faithfully. Yours on its own and yours ever are less formal than the other forms.
Translations
trans-top|Possessive pronoun
Dutch:
*Singular: het jouwe, de jouwe, van jou
*Plural: het uwe, de uwe, van jullie
Finnish: sinun
French:
*Informal, belonging to one person:
le tien m, la tienne f, les tiens p, les tiennes f|p
*Formal, belong to multiple people:
le vôtre m, la vôtre f, les vôtres p, les vôtres f|p
Interlingua: tue s, vostre p
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Italian:
*Informal, belonging to one person:
il tuo m, la tua f, i tuoi p, le tue f|p
*Formal, belonging to one person:
il Suo/il vostro m, la Sua/la vostra f, i Suoi/i vostri p, le Sue/le vostre f|p
*Informal, belonging to multiple people:
il vostro m, la vostra f, i vostri p, le vostre f|p
*Formal, belonging to multiple people:
il vostro/il Loro m, la vostra/la Lora f, i vostri/i Lori p, le vostre/le Lore f|p
Old English: þin|þīn s, incer|in�er dual, eower|�ower p
Russian: �вой (tvoj) (informal), ва� (vaš) (formal)
Spanish: tuyo s, vuestro p, suyo formal
Swedish:
*Informal, belonging to one person: din c, ditt n, dina p
*Belonging to multiple people: er c, ert n, era p
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trans-top|Sincerely
Finnish: terveisin
trans-mid
Russian: �вой|Твой (tvoj) (informal), ва�|�а� (vaš) (formal)
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See also
thine
you
your
fr:yours
ko:yours
io:yours
it:yours
ja:yours
pl:yours
simple:yours
fi:yours
tr:yours
zh:yours
Category:English pronouns
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