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yours
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
something
that
belongs
to
the
person
or
people
you
are
talking
or
writing
to
•
Is
this
blue
backpack
yours
or
does
it
belong
to
someone
else
?
Is
this
blue
backpack
yours
or
does
it
belong
to
someone
else
?
•
I
baked
two
pies
—
one
is
yours
and
the
other
is
mine
.
I
baked
two
pies
—
one
is
yours
and
the
other
is
mine
.
Old
English
"
ġe-ūres
",
possessive
of
"
ġē
" (
you
),
developing
into
Middle
English
"
yours
".
yourself
pronoun
used
as
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
when
the
subject
is
“
you
,”
referring
to
the
same
person
•
Please
make
yourself
at
home
while
I
finish
cooking
.
Please
make
yourself
at
home
while
I
finish
cooking
.
•
You
should
wrap
yourself
in
a
warm
blanket
if
you
feel
cold
.
You
should
wrap
yourself
in
a
warm
blanket
if
you
feel
cold
.
Old
English
‘
þe
selfne
’,
later
influenced
by
‘
self
’.
The
form
shifted
after
Middle
English
when
second-person
“
thou
”
forms
changed
to
“
you
.”
pronoun
used
after
“
you
”
for
emphasis
,
showing
that
the
person
spoken
to
and
no
one
else
is
involved
•
You
yourself
said
it
was
a
great
idea
.
You
yourself
said
it
was
a
great
idea
.
•
Why
don
’
t
you
check
the
numbers
yourself
before
submitting
the
report
?
Why
don
’
t
you
check
the
numbers
yourself
before
submitting
the
report
?
Same
historical
origin
as
the
reflexive
sense
;
the
emphatic
use
developed
in
Early
Modern
English
to
reinforce
identity
in
spoken
and
written
language
.
you
pronoun
used
to
talk
to
the
person
or
people
who
are
listening
or
being
written
to
•
You
look
happy
today
!
You
look
happy
today
!
•
Can
I
help
you
with
those
bags
?
Can
I
help
you
with
those
bags
?
pronoun
used
to
talk
about
people
in
general
,
including
the
speaker
,
instead
of
saying
"
one
"
•
When
you
mix
red
and
blue
,
you
get
purple
.
When
you
mix
red
and
blue
,
you
get
purple
.
•
If
you
stay
up
too
late
,
you
feel
tired
the
next
day
.
If
you
stay
up
too
late
,
you
feel
tired
the
next
day
.
collect
verb
to
calm
down
and
control
your
thoughts
or
emotions
so
you
can
act
effectively
•
She
took
a
deep
breath
to
collect
herself
before
going
on
stage
.
She
took
a
deep
breath
to
collect herself
before
going
on
stage
.
•
Give
me
a
moment
to
collect
my
thoughts
.
Give
me
a
moment
to
collect my thoughts
.
Yours
pronoun
used
as
a
polite
formula
for
ending
a
formal
letter
before
the
writer
signs
their
name
•
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
.
Yours
,
Jonathan
.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration
.
Yours
,
Jonathan
.
•
If
you
have
any
questions
,
please
let
me
know
.
Yours
,
Dr
.
Smith
.
If
you
have
any
questions
,
please
let
me
know
.
Yours
,
Dr
.
Smith
.
Extension
of
the
possessive
pronoun
used
since
the
18th
century
as
a
shortened
form
of
longer
closings
like
"
I
remain
your
obedient
servant
".