yours
pron.pron. the thing or things that belong to you. You use it to avoid repeating a noun when it is clear what you are talking about.
pron. the second-person possessive pronoun, used to refer to things belonging to or associated with the person being addressed. Functions as a nominal substitute to avoid repetition of the noun phrase.
I found a blue umbrella; is it yours?
My car is parked around the corner, but I think yours is still in the driveway.
While my research focuses primarily on historical linguistics, yours seems to bridge the gap between sociology and modern communication theory in a very compelling way.
From Middle English youres, ȝoures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to your + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced yourn in standard speech.
Used as a predicative or independent pronoun; it never precedes a noun. Often used as a complimentary close in letters as 'Yours sincerely' or 'Yours faithfully'.
Is this book your's?Is this book yours?Possessive pronouns like 'yours', 'hers', and 'theirs' never take an apostrophe.