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• possessive of thou.
• possessive of you.

yours

American  

[yoorz, yawrz, yohrz] / jʊərz, jɔrz, joʊrz /

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.

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yours British  

/ 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. belonging to or associated with you

5. humorous what would you like to drink?

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Etymology

Origin of yours

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

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Example Sentences

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yours

"Passwords have not been stolen, so be highly suspicious of any unsolicited text or email asking you to change or share yours," said Trevor Dearing, Senior Director of Critical Infrastructure at Illumio.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s not yours anymore in ways that are a relief, but also in ways that are difficult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

But they’re not going to figure out an account is yours if there’s genuinely nothing connecting it to you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Teach people that discernment requires looking behind the label, and eventually they may look behind yours, too.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Or, not the main reason. Max, you know my life was very different from yours when I was your age. I didn’t grow up rich.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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