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yours

[ yoorz, yawrz, yohrz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective):
Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours?
that which belongs to you:
Yours was the first face I recognized.

yours

/ jɔːz; jʊəz /

something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you
I've eaten yours
your family
greetings to you and yours
used in conventional closing phrases at the end of a letter
yours sincerely
yours faithfully
of yours
belonging to or associated with you
what's yours? humorous.
what would you like to drink?

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Origin of yours¹

1250–1300; Middle English, equivalent to your + -s, as in his

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“It's my people today and yours tomorrow!” he warns, and the events of "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope" tell us he's right.

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Generally, do you stay connected with people whose political beliefs are opposite to yours?

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When her focused gaze meets yours, a coiled look of resignation stiffens her soft face, and it is painful to see.

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How realistic do you need to be when there are clearly fewer positions out there like yours?

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