- friend of yours
- your mate, your buddy, someone you know very well, someone you are very close to
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
friend of yours
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friend — W1S1 [frend] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person you like)¦ 2 be friends (with somebody) 3 4 be just (good) friends 5¦(supporter)¦ 6¦(not an enemy)¦ 7¦(parliament/court of law)¦ 8 be no friend of something 9 Friend … Dictionary of contemporary English
yours — W3S1 [jo:z US jurz, jo:rz] pron [possessive form of you ] 1.) used when speaking or writing to one or more people to refer to something that belongs to them or is connected with them ▪ This is our room, and yours is just across the hall. ▪ A lot… … Dictionary of contemporary English
yours — [ jurz, jɔrz ] pronoun *** Yours is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of you. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a preposition: I ll give you a taste… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yours — [yoorz; ] often [ yôrz] pron. [ME youres < your + gen. es: hence, in form, a double poss.] that or those belonging to you: the possessive form of you, used without a following noun, often after of [ that book is yours; yours are better; is she … English World dictionary
yours */*/*/ — UK [jɔː(r)z] / US [jʊrz] / US [jɔrz] pronoun Summary: Yours is a possessive pronoun, being a possessive form of you. It can refer to a singular or plural noun, and it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb or the object of a… … English dictionary
yours — [[t]jɔ͟ː(r)z, jʊ͟ə(r)z[/t]] ♦♦♦ (Yours is the second person possessive pronoun. Yours can refer to one or more people.) 1) PRON POSS A speaker or writer uses yours to refer to something that belongs or relates to the person or people that they… … English dictionary
yours — pronoun 1 belonging to or connected with the person or people someone is speaking to: This is our room, and yours (=your room) is just opposite. | My eyes are blue and yours are green. | Is Maria a friend of yours? 2 be yours for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
YOURS — poss.pron. 1 the one or ones belonging to or associated with you (it is yours; yours are over there). 2 your letter (yours of the 10th). 3 introducing a formula ending a letter (yours ever; yours truly). Phrases and idioms: of yours of or… … Useful english dictionary
yours*/*/*/ — [jɔːz] pronoun used for referring to something that belongs to or is connected with the person or people who you are talking to or writing to My pen isn t working – can I borrow yours?[/ex] A friend of yours called while you were out.[/ex] •… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
yours — /yoorz, yawrz, yohrz/, pron. 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. [1250 1300; ME, equiv. to… … Universalium
