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

If you earn more than £100,000 after accounting for certain tax reliefs, you start to lose £1 from your personal allowance for every £2 you earn over that point.

From BBC

So if you finish outside the top eight and have to face another two matches, does that wreck your chances of Champions League glory?

From BBC

If you've ever hovered over a sink debating whether to dunk your face into a bowl of ice water, you're not alone.

From BBC

The phrase "I'm holding your hand, but I can't see your face" took off online.

From Barron's

"I want to shout from the rooftops -- if you are 45 or older, talk to your doctor," the father of six said.

From Barron's