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/jɔː(ɹ)z/ · pronoun
That or those belonging to you; 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.
Are all these socks yours?
The socks of yours are a bit niffy.
“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”
Let's go over to yours.
Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours, Sincerely yours,
Use yours when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Yours means That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun..
Common synonyms include yourn.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If this edit is mine, the other must be yours.
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