Transcription
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- [yoo rz, yawrz, yohrz]
- /yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz/
- /jɔːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo rz, yawrz, yohrz]
- /yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz/
Definitions of yours word
- verb with object yours to address as “thou.”. 1
- verb without object yours to use “thou” in discourse. 1
- noun plural yours something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you. 1
- noun plural yours the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. 1
- noun yours Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing. 1
- pronoun yours A speaker or writer uses yours to refer to something that belongs or relates to the person or people that they are talking or writing to. 0
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Origin of yours
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English, equivalent to your + -s, as in his
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yours
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yours popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for yours
adjective yours
- owned — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
- mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- endemic — (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
- hers — Slang. a female: Is the new baby a her or a him?
- his — any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.
Top questions with yours
- what yours number?
- how to be yours?
- when yours gone?