Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yours

/jɔɹz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: yours
IPA: /jɔɹz/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

pron

Your house or home.

Informal

pron

Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

pron

Honorific alternative letter-case form of yours, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Example Sentences

"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."
"“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”"
"Let's go over to yours."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: youres

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /jɔɹz/
British English: /jɔː(ɹ)z/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

your's (alternative)

Phrases

beg yours both of yours I don't fancy yours truly yours up yours what's yours wouldn't touch with yours you and yours

Frequently Paired Words

Ime me myselfmemysen mine mymineme we us ourselvesourselfoursen

Synonyms

yourn

Homonyms

yaws (in some non-rhotic accents)

Rhymes With

tours ensures cures assures moors secures brochures endures lures matures moores detours

Questions

How do you pronounce yours?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɔɹz/.
What does yours mean?: That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
Where does yours come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce yours

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