yours

[yoorz, yawrz, yohrz]

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.

yours

/ 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?

Word History and Origins

Origin of yours¹

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

Example Sentences

In that interview you seemed to go out of your way to express your thoughts on gender with deference to people whose experience is different than yours.

From Los Angeles Times

When it comes to collagen - how do you take yours?

From BBC

L.A. is a city filled with incredible pancake options, whether you prefer yours with a base of buttermilk or cornmeal, filled with blueberries or bananas, or topped with whipped cream.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes the best thing you can put on the table tonight is exactly what someone’s grandmother would have made — only now, it’s yours.

From Salon

Everything is there, and you would be pleased if one was yours for a couple of nights.

From BBC