yours

The word “yours” means the thing or things belonging to the person being spoken to, used without a following noun. In plain terms, the thing that belongs to you, standing in for "your [noun].".

“Yours” is pronounced yawz (/jɔɹz/ in IPA).

Here is “yours” used in a sentence: “This umbrella isn't mine — is it yours?”

Words with a similar meaning to “yours” include yourn.

“Yours” is a pronoun.

The word “yours” dates back to around 1300. Formed from your plus -s, on the model of "his," and recorded since the 1300s; it eventually replaced the older form "yourn" in standard English.

“Yours” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Yours” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the thing or things belonging to the person being spoken to, used without a following noun.

It's always 'yours' — never 'your's.' Possessive pronouns like yours, hers, ours, and theirs never take an apostrophe. The apostrophe-s ending shows possession for nouns ('the dog's bowl'), but pronouns already show it in their spelling. 'Your's' is a common mistake and is considered incorrect in all standard writing.

'Your' comes before a noun and describes it — 'your book,' 'your idea.' 'Yours' stands alone, replacing the noun — 'that book is yours,' 'the choice is yours.' Use your when a thing follows, and yours when nothing does. Both show that something belongs to the person you're addressing.