yours

[ yoorz, yawrz, yohrz ]

/ yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz /

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pronoun

(a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective): Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours?

that which belongs to you: Yours was the first face I recognized.

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Origin of yours

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

Words nearby yours

you're, you're telling me, you're welcome, your guess is as good as mine, yourn, yours, yourself, yours truly, yous, you said it, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

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How to use yours in a sentence

The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But each of the recordings listed below deserves yours closest attention.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After reading Ever Yours, if nothing else, one can start to understand how such a fanatic mind could produce such fanatic art.
Decoding Vincent Van Gogh’s Tempestuous, Fragile Mind|Nick Mafi|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I read that the series Hello Ladies came from a stand-up show of yours.
Stephen Merchant Talks ‘Hello Ladies’ movie, the Nicole Kidman Cameo, and Legacy of ‘The Office’|Marlow Stern|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To learn more about 6SensorLabs or preorder yours, head to 6sensorlabs.
The Gluten Detecting Device You’ll Want to Own|DailyBurn|October 10, 2014|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.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
“A hopeful family yours, Mr. Trotter,” said Perker, sealing a letter which he had just finished writing.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
I shall soon depart, and practise no more; and my time will become my own—still my own, by no means yours.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
So you have lost that frozen heart of yours at last, and after such boasting, too!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for yours

yours

/ (jɔːz, jʊəz) /

pronoun

something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with youI've eaten yours

your familygreetings to you and yours

used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letteryours sincerely; yours faithfully

of yours belonging to or associated with you

what's yours? jocular what would you like to drink?

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