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

Example Sentences

Appeared in the June 1, 2026, print edition as 'The Taxpayer’s Kitty Will Subsidize Yours'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Yours might be shaved carrots, cucumber slices or whatever leafy green you actually want to eat without convincing yourself.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

"Yours Eternally" is a collaboration with Sheeran and Taras Topolia, a Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The series begins with lines from the novel: “There are at least two sides to every story. Yours and mine. Ours and theirs. His and hers. Which means someone is always lying.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Yours truly, The signature was blurred and couldn’t be read.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster