yours
pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED) /jɔːz/
/jʊrz/ Definition
A2 the one(s) belonging to or connected with the person or group of people being spoken or written to: Is this pen yours? Unfortunately my legs aren't as long as yours. I've got something of yours (= that belongs to you). Yours is the room on the top floor, on the left.Possessive forms B1 used at the beginning of some phrases written at the end of a letter, before giving a name: Yours, JackUK Yours faithfully/sincerely, K. Maxwell.Written greetingsLetters, notes and cards
(Definition of yours pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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your word is your bond idiom
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(your) (daily) bread idiom
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(your) every move idiom
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(your) every word idiom
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yours pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
- yours pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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yours truly idiom
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yourself pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
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yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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youth club noun
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youth culture noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- -'s suffix
- -s' suffix
- his determiner (FEMALE/MALE)
- his determiner (MALE)
- his pronoun
- its determiner
- mine pronoun
- my determiner
- ours pronoun
- the determiner (YOUR)
- their determiner
- theirs pronoun
- thine determiner
- thine pronoun
- thy determiner
- us determiner
- yer determiner
- your determiner (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
- your determiner (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
- yours pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
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