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optimate (iou) and yours (oh)


optimate (iou)



optimate noun. . E17.
[Latin optimates (pl.) aristocrats use as noun of optimas aristocratic, from optimus best.]
A member of the patrician order in Rome; gen. a noble, an aristocrat. Usu. in pl.

yours (oh)



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 of people have money problems, but yours are more serious than most people's.
::A cash prize of ¡ê10,000 or a new car - the choice is yours.
sth of yours
::Is Maria a friend of yours ?
::That bag of yours weighs a ton.
::I've read that book of yours.
be yours for the taking/asking
if something desirable is yours for the taking or asking, you can easily obtain it
::If you want the job, it's yours for the asking.
Yours faithfully
BrE used to end a formal letter that begins 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam'
Yours truly/Yours
also Yours sincerely BrE
Sincerely yours AmE
used to end a letter that begins with the title and name of the person you are Writing to, for example 'Dear Mr. Graves'
Yours truly
informal used humorously to mean 'I' or 'me'
::They all went out, leaving yours truly to clear up the mess.
-see also up yours at up 1 (30)