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yours
[yoo
rz, yawrz, yohrz] 
–pronoun
| 1. | (a form of the possessive case of you used as a predicate adjective): Which cup is yours? Is she a friend of yours? |
| 2. | that which belongs to you: Yours was the first face I recognized. |
thou
1 [thou] ,pronoun, singular, nominative thou; possessive thy or thine; objective thee; plural, nominative you or ye; possessive your or yours; objective you or ye; verb –pronoun
| 1. | Archaic (except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose). the personal pronoun of the second person singular in the nominative case (used to denote the person or thing addressed): Thou shalt not kill. |
| 2. | (used by the Friends) a familiar form of address of the second person singular. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to address as “thou.” |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to use “thou” in discourse. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE thū; c. G, MD du, ON thū, Goth thu, OIr tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, L tū, Doric Gk tý, Lith tù, OCS ty; akin to Skt tvam; (v.) late ME thowen, deriv. of the pronoun
bef. 900; ME; OE thū; c. G, MD du, ON thū, Goth thu, OIr tú, Welsh, Cornish ti, L tū, Doric Gk tý, Lith tù, OCS ty; akin to Skt tvam; (v.) late ME thowen, deriv. of the pronoun
you
[yoo; unstressed yoo, yuh] pronoun, possessive your or yours, objective you, plural you; noun, plural yous.–pronoun
| 1. | the pronoun of the second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed, in the nominative or objective case: You are the highest bidder. It is you who are to blame. We can't help you. This package came for you. Did she give you the book? |
| 2. | one; anyone; people in general: a tiny animal you can't even see. |
| 3. | (used in apposition with the subject of a sentence, sometimes repeated for emphasis following the subject): You children pay attention. You rascal, you! |
| 4. | Informal. (used in place of the pronoun your before a gerund): There's no sense in you getting upset. |
| 5. | Archaic.
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–noun
| 6. | something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed: Don't buy the bright red shirt—it just isn't you. It was like seeing another you. |
| 7. | the nature or character of the person addressed: Try to discover the hidden you. |
Usage note:
In American English the pronoun you has been supplemented by additional forms to make clear the distinction between singular and plural. You-all, often pronounced as one syllable, is a widespread spoken form in the South Midland and Southern United States. Its possessive is often you-all's rather than your. You-uns (from you + ones) is a South Midland form most often found in uneducated speech; it is being replaced by you-all. Youse (you + the plural -s ending of nouns), probably of Irish-American origin, is most common in the North, especially in urban centers like Boston, New York, and Chicago. It is rare in educated speech. You guys is a common informal expression among younger speakers; it can include persons of both sexes or even a group of women only. See also me.
In American English the pronoun you has been supplemented by additional forms to make clear the distinction between singular and plural. You-all, often pronounced as one syllable, is a widespread spoken form in the South Midland and Southern United States. Its possessive is often you-all's rather than your. You-uns (from you + ones) is a South Midland form most often found in uneducated speech; it is being replaced by you-all. Youse (you + the plural -s ending of nouns), probably of Irish-American origin, is most common in the North, especially in urban centers like Boston, New York, and Chicago. It is rare in educated speech. You guys is a common informal expression among younger speakers; it can include persons of both sexes or even a group of women only. See also me.
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| yours (yŏŏrz, yôrz, yōrz) pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
[Middle English, from your, your; see your.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Yours
Yours\ (["u]rz), pron. See the Note under Your.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : yours
Spanish:
(el) tuyo, (la) tuya, (los) tuyos, (las) tuyas; (el) suyo, (la) suya, (los) suyos, (las) suyas (formal); (el) vuestro, (la) vuestra, (los) vuestros, (las) vuestras,
German:
dein, *e, euer, *e, Ihr, *e,
Japanese:
あなたのもの
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