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Received-Pronunciation:
/jɔː(ɹ)z/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/jʊəz/
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Received-Pronunciation, unstressed:
/jəz/
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yôrz
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/jɔɹz/
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/jʊɚz/
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/jɝz/
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unstressed, US:
/jɚz/
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CMU ARPABET:
Y UH1 R Z
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CMU ARPABET 2:
Y AO1 R Z
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Y ER0 Z
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That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
If this edit is mine, the other must be yours. Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better. Are all these socks yours? The socks of yours are a bit niffy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Your house or home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours, Sincerely yours,
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Honorific alternative letter-case form of yours, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, honorific
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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.
Across languages
Translations
196 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Alabama :
chisnooli
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
لَكَ
(laka)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
لَكِ
(laki)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
لك
(lik)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتاعك
(betaʕak)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتاعتاك
(betaʕtak)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتوعاك
(betoʕak)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
لك
(liki)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتاعك
(betaʕik)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتاعتاك
(betaʕtik)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
بتوعاك
(betoʕik)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Azerbaijani :
səninki
— possessive pronoun, singular
Belarusian :
твой
(tvoj)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Central Bikol :
saimo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Central Bikol :
mo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Bulgarian :
твой
(tvoj)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Chickasaw :
chimmi'
— possessive pronoun, singular
Crimean Tatar :
seniñ
— possessive pronoun, singular
Dutch :
het jouwe
— possessive pronoun, singular
Dutch :
de jouwe
— possessive pronoun, singular
Dutch :
van jou
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
G40-i-i-k
(pꜣy.k)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
t-A-i-i-k
(tꜣy.k)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
n:A-i-i-k
(nꜣy.k pl)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
G40-i-i-T
(pꜣy.ṯ)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
t-A-i-i-T
(tꜣy.ṯ)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Egyptian :
n:A-i-i-T
(nꜣy.ṯ pl)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Esperanto :
via
— possessive pronoun, singular
Finnish :
sinun
— possessive pronoun, singular
Finnish :
Teidän
— possessive pronoun, singular
French :
le tien
— possessive pronoun, singular
French :
la tienne
— possessive pronoun, singular
French :
les tiens
— possessive pronoun, singular
French :
les tiennes
— possessive pronoun, singular
Galician :
teu
— possessive pronoun, singular
Galician :
teus
— possessive pronoun, singular
Galician :
túa
— possessive pronoun, singular
Galician :
túas
— possessive pronoun, singular
German :
deiner
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικός σου
(dikós sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικιά σου
(dikiá sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δική σου
(dikí sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικό σου
(dikó sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικοί σου
(dikoí sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικές σου
(dikés sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικά σου
(diká sou)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικός σας
(dikós sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικιά σας
(dikiá sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δική σας
(dikí sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικό σας
(dikó sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικοί σας
(dikoí sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικές σας
(dikés sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Greek :
δικά σας
(diká sas)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Hungarian :
tiéd
— possessive pronoun, singular
Hungarian :
tied
— possessive pronoun, singular
Hungarian :
öné
— possessive pronoun, singular
Hungarian :
magáé
— possessive pronoun, singular
Icelandic :
þinn
— possessive pronoun, singular
Interlingua :
tue
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
tuo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
tua
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
tuoi
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
tue
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
Suo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
Sua
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
Suoi
— possessive pronoun, singular
Italian :
Sue
— possessive pronoun, singular
Karakalpak :
seniki
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
tavs
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
tavējs
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
tavējais
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
jūsu
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
jūsējs
— possessive pronoun, singular
Latvian :
jūsējais
— possessive pronoun, singular
Manchu :
ᠰᡳᠨ᠋ᡳᠩᡤᡝ
(siningge)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Mazanderani :
تنی
(teni)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Mongolian :
ᠴᠢᠨ᠋ᠤᠬᠢ
(činuqi)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Mongolian :
чинийх
(činiix)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Old English :
þīn
— possessive pronoun, singular
Polish :
twój
— possessive pronoun, singular
Polish :
twoja
— possessive pronoun, singular
Polish :
twoje
— possessive pronoun, singular
Polish :
twoji
— possessive pronoun, singular
Portuguese :
(o) teu
— possessive pronoun, singular
Portuguese :
(o) seu
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romanian :
al tău
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romanian :
a ta
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romanian :
ai tăi
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romanian :
ale tale
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romansh :
il tieu
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romansh :
la tia
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romansh :
ils tes
— possessive pronoun, singular
Romansh :
las tias
— possessive pronoun, singular
Russian :
твой
(tvoj)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Spanish :
tuyo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Spanish :
suyo
— possessive pronoun, singular
Swedish :
din
— possessive pronoun, singular
Swedish :
ditt
— possessive pronoun, singular
Swedish :
dina
— possessive pronoun, singular
Tamil :
உனது
(uṉatu)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Tuvan :
сээңии
(seeñii)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Uzbek :
seniki
— possessive pronoun, singular
Yakut :
эйиэнэ
(eyiene)
— possessive pronoun, singular
Arabic :
لَكُمَا
(lakumā)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
لَكُم
(lakum)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
لَكُن
(lakun)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
ليكو
(liko)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
بتاعكو
(betaʕko)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
بتاعتكو
(betaʕetko)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Arabic :
بتوعكو
(betoʕko)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Azerbaijani :
sizinki
— possessive pronoun, plural
Belarusian :
ваш
(vaš)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Central Bikol :
saindo nindo
— possessive pronoun, plural
Bulgarian :
ваш
(vaš)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Crimean Tatar :
siziñ
— possessive pronoun, plural
Dutch :
het uwe
— possessive pronoun, plural
Dutch :
de uwe
— possessive pronoun, plural
Dutch :
van jullie
— possessive pronoun, plural
Egyptian :
G40-i-i-T:n:Z2
(pꜣy.ṯn)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Egyptian :
t-A-i-i-T:n:Z2
(tꜣy.ṯn)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Egyptian :
n:A-i-i-T:n:Z2
(nꜣy.ṯn pl)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Finnish :
teidän
— possessive pronoun, plural
Finnish :
Teidän
— possessive pronoun, plural
French :
le vôtre
— possessive pronoun, plural
French :
la vôtre
— possessive pronoun, plural
French :
les vôtres
— possessive pronoun, plural
Galician :
voso
— possessive pronoun, plural
Galician :
vosa
— possessive pronoun, plural
Galician :
vosos
— possessive pronoun, plural
Galician :
vosas
— possessive pronoun, plural
German :
Ihres
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικός σας
(dikós sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικιά σας
(dikiá sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δική σας
(dikí sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικό σας
(dikó sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικοί σας
(dikoí sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικές σας
(dikés sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Greek :
δικά σας
(diká sas)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Hungarian :
tiétek
— possessive pronoun, plural
Hungarian :
tietek
— possessive pronoun, plural
Hungarian :
önöké
— possessive pronoun, plural
Hungarian :
maguké
— possessive pronoun, plural
Icelandic :
ykkar
— possessive pronoun, plural
Interlingua :
vostre
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
il vostro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
la vostra
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
i vostri
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
le vostre
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
il Loro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
la Loro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
i Loro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Italian :
le Loro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Karakalpak :
siziki
— possessive pronoun, plural
Latvian :
jūsu
— possessive pronoun, plural
Latvian :
jūsējs
— possessive pronoun, plural
Latvian :
jūsējais
— possessive pronoun, plural
Manchu :
ᠴᡝᠨ᠋ᡳᠩᡤᡝ
(ceningge)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Mazanderani :
شمنی
(šemeni)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Mongolian :
таных
(tanyx)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Mongolian :
ᠲᠠᠨ᠋ᠤᠬᠢ
(tanuqi)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Old English :
inċer
— possessive pronoun, plural
Old English :
ēower
— possessive pronoun, plural
Polish :
wasz
— possessive pronoun, plural
Polish :
wasza
— possessive pronoun, plural
Polish :
wasze
— possessive pronoun, plural
Polish :
wasi
— possessive pronoun, plural
Portuguese :
(o) seu
— possessive pronoun, plural
Portuguese :
(o) vosso
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romanian :
al vostru
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romanian :
a voastră
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romanian :
ai voștri
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romanian :
ale voastre
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romansh :
il voss
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romansh :
la vossa
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romansh :
ils voss
— possessive pronoun, plural
Romansh :
las vossas
— possessive pronoun, plural
Russian :
ваш
(vaš)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Spanish :
vuestro
— possessive pronoun, plural
Spanish :
suyo
— possessive pronoun, plural
Spanish :
voso (disused)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Swedish :
er
— possessive pronoun, plural
Swedish :
ert
— possessive pronoun, plural
Swedish :
era
— possessive pronoun, plural
Tamil :
உங்களுடையது
(uṅkaḷuṭaiyatu)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Tuvan :
силернии
(silernii)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Yakut :
эһиэнэ
(ehiene)
— possessive pronoun, plural
Finnish :
kunnioittavasti
— sincerely
Finnish :
terveisin
— sincerely
Hungarian :
üdvözlettel
— sincerely
Macedonian :
Твој
(Tvoj)
— sincerely
Macedonian :
Тво́ја
(Tvója)
— sincerely
Macedonian :
Ваш
(Vaš)
— sincerely
Macedonian :
Ва́ша
(Váša)
— sincerely
Russian :
Ваш
(Vaš)
— sincerely
Swahili :
wako
— sincerely
Tamil :
இப்படிக்கு
(ippaṭikku)
— sincerely