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"yours" in English

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yourspronoun

uk ​ /jɔːz/ us ​ /jʊrz/

yours pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)

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.

B1 used at the beginning of some phrases written at the end of a letter, before giving a name:

Yours, Jack
Yours faithfully/sincerely, K. Maxwell.

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yours pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)

› used to show that something belongs to or is connected with people generally:

Other people's children always seem to be better behaved than yours.

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Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: …

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yours truly

(Definition of “yours” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"yours" in American English

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yourspronoun

us ​ /jʊərz, jɔrz/

› belonging to or connected with the person or people being spoken to, or that which belongs to you:

Our apartment isn’t as large as yours, but it suits us.
I’ve got something of yours (= that belongs to you).

(Definition of “yours” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"Yours" in Business English

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Yourspronoun

uk ​ /jɔːz/ us ​
Yours faithfully

› written at the end of a formal letter that begins 'Dear sir' or 'Dear madam', before signing your name:

I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Jane Brown.
Yours sincerely

› written at the end of a less formal letter that begins with the name of the person you are writing to, before signing your name:

I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Jane Brown.

(Definition of “Yours” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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