yours

Meaning

1. That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
2. That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.
3. Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

Synonyms

your

thine

thy

for you

you

your own

of you

dual

at you

you all

many times

yourself

yourselves

to you

singular

plural

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔː(ɹ)z/

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.

Sentences

Just the way yours do when you're happy .