yours

Definition

That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

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.

Example Sentences

• "If this edit is mine, the other must be yours."
• "Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better."
• "Are all these socks yours?"

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