Yours: meaning, definitions and examples
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yours
[ jสษrz ]
used to refer to something or someone that belongs to or is connected with the person being spoken to
Belonging to or connected with the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
Synonyms
belonging to you, of you, your own
Examples of usage
- Is this book yours?
- The keys are yours, aren't they?
used to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with the person or people being spoken to
Used to refer to something belonging to or connected with the person being spoken to.
Synonyms
belonging to you, of you, that which is yours
Examples of usage
- Yours is the red one.
- This bag is yours, right?
Translations
Translations of the word "yours" in other languages:
๐ต๐น teu
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเฅเคฎเฅเคนเคพเคฐเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช dein
๐ฎ๐ฉ kamu
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฒัะน
๐ต๐ฑ twรณj
๐ฏ๐ต ใใชใใฎ
๐ซ๐ท ton
๐ช๐ธ tuyo
๐น๐ท senin
๐ฐ๐ท ๋์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฎุงุตุชู
๐จ๐ฟ tvลฏj
๐ธ๐ฐ tvoj
๐จ๐ณ ไฝ ็
๐ธ๐ฎ tvoj
๐ฎ๐ธ รพinn
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะตะฝัาฃ
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sษnin
๐ฒ๐ฝ tuyo
Etymology
The word 'yours' is a possessive pronoun derived from Middle English 'yours', which evolved from 'your' + '-s'. 'Your' originated from Old English 'ฤower', meaning 'of you'. The possessive pronoun 'yours' has been used in English since the 14th century.
See also: yourself, yourselves.