yours

A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

Also spelled yourn

US /jɔɹz/ UK /jɔː(ɹ)z/ See IPA manual

Freq #488

Meanings

1

pron
The thing or things belonging to you.

If this book is mine, the other one must be yours.
2

pron
Used to close a letter before your signature.

Yours sincerely, Anna.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

yourn

Word family

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

Etymology

From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.

youres Middle English

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# yours

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** pron
**IPA (US):** /jɔɹz/
**IPA (UK):** /jɔː(ɹ)z/
**Frequency rank:** 488

## Meanings
1. The thing or things belonging to you.
2. Used to close a letter before your signature.

## Examples
- If this book is mine, the other one must be yours.
- Yours sincerely, Anna.

## Synonyms
- yourn

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: youres

## Etymology
From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.

## AI Etymology
Yours is from Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech. A key historical form is Middle English youres. In present-day use, it can mean the thing or things belonging to you, or used to close a letter before your signature. Related words include he, her, herselfhersen, hershern, him.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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