Definition of yours pronoun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Given that this convention is so frequent in our language, it would be normal to assume that a word such as yours would also need an apostrophe.

The meaning of yours is that which belongs to you โ€”used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective your โ€”often used especially with an adverbial modifier in the. When you are indicating possession, yours is the correct choiceโ€”not your's. You do not need an apostrophe to indicate possession because yours itself is a possessive pronoun.