Yours: meaning, definitions and examples

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yours

 

[ jสŠษ™rz ]

Pronoun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Pronoun

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?
Context #2 | Pronoun

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น teu

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคคเฅเคฎเฅเคนเคพเคฐเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช dein

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kamu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั‚ะฒั–ะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ twรณj

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ton

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ tuyo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท senin

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋„ˆ์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฎุงุตุชูƒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tvลฏj

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ tvoj

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไฝ ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ tvoj

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพinn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะตะฝั–าฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™nin

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ tuyo

Etymology

The word 'yours' is a possessive pronoun derived from Middle English 'yours', which evolved from 'your' + '-s'. 'Your' originated from Old English 'ฤ“ower', meaning 'of you'. The possessive pronoun 'yours' has been used in English since the 14th century.

See also: yourself, yourselves.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,601, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.