Definition/Meaning of yours

• English - Pronoun: yours That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun . If this edit is mine , the other must be yours . Their encyclopedia is good , but yours is even better . It’s all yours . That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun . 1907 , Robert W . Chambers , chapter IX ,…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English youres , ȝoures , attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your +‎ -s (compare -'s ); formed by analogy to his . Displaced yourn (from Middle English youren , formed by analogy to mine , thine ) in standard speech .
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /jɔː(ɹ)z/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)z ( US ) enPR: yôrz , IPA (key) : /jɔːɹz/ , /jɚz/ , /jɝːz/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)z Homophone: yaws ( in some non-rhotic accents )
• English - References: ^ “yours” in Douglas Harper , Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).