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your (iou)



your possess. pronoun & adjective (in mod. usage also classed as a determiner) , 2 sing. & pl.
[Old English eower genit. of YE pronoun, corresp. to Old Frisian iuwer, Old Saxon iuwar, Old High German iuwer (German euer): cf. YOU pers. pronoun & noun.]
A. pronoun.
Genit. of YOU pronoun; of you. OE-M16.
= YOURS. OE-E17.
b. attrib. adjective.
Of you; of yourself or yourselves; which belongs or pertains to you, yourself, or yourselves. OE.
T. Fuller Abler Men are undertaking your Confutation. J. Rhys I was..pleased to have your letter. J. Steinbeck Let me help you to take off your coat. I. Murdoch Are you going to tell me about your childhood?
b. In respectful forms of address (as your Majesty): that you are. LME.
your university: see UNIVERSITY 3a.
Designating the speaker or writer himself or herself, esp. in the subscription of a letter. LME.
your servant: see SERVANT noun.
Allan Ramsay Yet may I please you, while I'm your devoted Allan.
Used to designate a (type of) person or thing known or familiar to the person being addressed. Also (freq. derog.), designating any (esp. a typical) example of a class or kind. colloq. M16.
A. Hall Your Anglo-Saxon doesn't panic easily. J. Irving A serious place..not your ordinary hospital. Times Quiet-spoken, not one of your brash oil types. Stage He does not strike you as your typical 'arts' man.
One's, anyone's. L16.
W. S. Maugham The way..firms..keep their accounts is enough to turn your hair grey.