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yours

/jɔː(ɹ)z/ /jɔɹz/

Meanings
pronoun
That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

Examples :

"If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.  Their encyclopedia is good, but yours is even better.  It’s all yours."
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Related Words

Illustration faithfully

faithfully adverb

/ˈfeɪθfəli/

In a faithful manner.

"I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years."

Illustration signature

signature noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃə/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

"The teacher asked each student to write their signature on the permission slip. "

Illustration belongs

belongs verb

/bɪˈlɒŋz/ /bɪˈlɔŋz/

To have its proper place.

"Where does this document belong?"

Illustration sincerely

sincerely adverb

/sɪnˈsɪəli/ /sɪnˈsɪɹli/

In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

"I sincerely hope they make it home safely."

Illustration following

following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

Illustration encyclopedia

encyclopedia noun

/ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

"My dad used the encyclopedia to look up information about the history of the Roman Empire for my school project. "

Illustration possessive

possessive noun

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

(grammar) The possessive case.

"The possessive case of the word "student" is "student's". "

Illustration pronoun

pronoun noun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

"My favorite pronoun is "we," as it often refers to my family and me. "

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second noun

/ˈsɛkɪnd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/

Something that is number two in a series.

"My sister is the second oldest child in our family. "

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singular noun

/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/ /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

"In English grammar, "dog" is the singular of "dogs." "

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written verb

/ˈɹɪtn̩/

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "