yours

yours: yours

W3S1 [jo:z US jurz, jo:rz] pron [possessive form of 'you']

1.) used when speaking or writing to one or more people to refer to something that belongs to them or is connected with them

▪ This is our room, and yours is just across the hall.

▪ A lot of people have money problems, but yours are more serious than most people's.

▪ A cash prize of £10,000 or a new car - the choice is yours.

sth of yours

▪ Is Maria a friend of yours ?

▪ That bag of yours weighs a ton.

▪ I've read that book of yours.

2.) be yours for the taking/asking

if something desirable is yours for the taking or asking, you can easily obtain it

▪ If you want the job, it's yours for the asking.

3.) Yours faithfully

BrE used to end a formal letter that begins 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam'

4.) Yours truly/Yours also Yours sincerely BrE

Sincerely yours AmE

used to end a letter that begins with the title and name of the person you are writing to, for example 'Dear Mr. Graves'

5.) Yours truly informal

used humorously to mean 'I' or 'me'

▪ They all went out, leaving yours truly to clear up the mess.

→up yours at ↑up¹(30)

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yours — [ jurz, jɔrz ] pronoun *** Yours is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of you. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: I ll give you a taste… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Yours — [jɔːz ǁ jɔːrz] pronoun 1. Yours faithfully used to end a formal letter that begins Dear Sir or Dear Madam 2. Yours sincerely/Yours used to end a less formal letter that begins with the name of the person you are writing to, for example Dear Mr… … Financial and business terms
Yours — can be: * The possessive pronoun version of you * Yours , a commonly used but incorrect name of the World War II poem The Life That I Have * Yours , a form of valediction * Yours, a popular song adopted from the Spanish song Quiéreme Mucho ee… … Wikipedia
yours — This possessive pronoun, as used in The blame is not mine but yours, is written without an apostrophe. In compound subjects connected by and, the correct form is (e.g.) Our children and yours should have a joint party, not ☒ Yours and our… … Modern English usage
yours — [yoorz; ] often [ yôrz] pron. [ME youres < your + gen. es: hence, in form, a double poss.] that or those belonging to you: the possessive form of you, used without a following noun, often after of [ that book is yours; yours are better; is she … English World dictionary
Yours — ([ u]rz), pron. See the Note under {Your}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yours — ► POSSESSIVE PRONOUN ▪ used to refer to something belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing … English terms dictionary
yours */*/*/ — UK [jɔː(r)z] / US [jʊrz] / US [jɔrz] pronoun Summary: Yours is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of you. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a… … English dictionary
yours — [[t]jɔ͟ː(r)z, jʊ͟ə(r)z[/t]] ♦♦♦ (Yours is the second person possessive pronoun. Yours can refer to one or more people.) 1) PRON POSS A speaker or writer uses yours to refer to something that belongs or relates to the person or people that they… … English dictionary
yours — pronoun 1 belonging to or connected with the person or people someone is speaking to: This is our room, and yours (=your room) is just opposite. | My eyes are blue and yours are green. | Is Maria a friend of yours? 2 be yours for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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