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Meaning of yours in English:

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possessive pronoun

1Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
‘the choice is yours’
- ‘it's no business of yours’
- ‘Are they the roles you want to continue playing or is that a deliberate choice of yours to put out that image to get roles for those sort of films?’
- ‘Is that a concern of yours?’
- ‘Give her all the stuff out of your apartment that belongs to her and get all of yours out of hers if you can.’
- ‘You simply didn't have a choice but to sit down with a friend of yours.’
- ‘For those freakish friends of yours without e-mail, follow up with a printed invite.’
- ‘That hasn't happened in my case, and I know it hasn't happened in the case of yours.’
- ‘That oh-so active imagination of yours could land you in some hot water.’
- ‘A popular saying mentions that the one who gives you a piece of bread in times of hunger, this one is a real brother or friend of yours.’
- ‘And I can see they're really triggering that overstimulated brain of yours.’
- ‘They would always start by saying, I have a son who is a big fan of yours, Mr. Jackson.’
- ‘Because he's talking about a younger brother of yours and a connection with him.’
- ‘Time to let that inner child of yours out from the basement.’
- ‘Aren't you curious to see how a child of yours will turn out?’
- ‘I guess I have to be a sexist to accept that statement of yours.’
- ‘Well, I will pray for you and that your heart will continue to be happy in this first new chair of yours.’
- ‘What is going to be your new approach and style in this new venture of yours?’
- ‘So, take off your shirt, loosen the belt and evaluate that tummy of yours.’
- ‘Remember this - If you see someone without a smile then give them one of yours!’
- ‘I remember talking to a former playing colleague of yours at Preston, right-winger Les Campbell.’
- ‘Thus armed with a powerful mandate, I want to talk to you about this novel of yours.’
1. 1.1(in commercial use) your letter.
  ‘Mr Smythe has sent me yours of the 15th inst. regarding the vacancy’
2Used in formulas ending a letter.
‘Yours sincerely, John Watson’
- ‘Yours, Jim Lindsay’