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 heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown