yours truly

English

Etymology

yours + truly. Since the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I," "me," or "myself."

Pronunciation

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Phrase

yours truly

1. (idiomatic) Used to close a note or letter.

   Please write back soon! Yours truly, Alice.

Usage notes

• In British English, "yours truly" is reserved for informal correspondence. In more formal writing, "yours sincerely" or "yours faithfully" are preferred.

Translations

closing in a note or letter

• Danish: kærlig hilsen (da)
• Finnish: ystävällisin terveisin
• Russian: искренне ваш (ru) (ískrenne vaš)

• Tagalog: sumasainyo (tl), sumasaiyo (tl), lubos na sumasainyo (tl)

See also

• yours faithfully
• yours sincerely
• Valediction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Valediction

Pronoun

yours truly

1. (idiomatic, informal) I, me, or myself.

   This one was created by yours truly.

Translations

(idiomatic) me or I

• Danish: undertegnet (da) n
• Finnish: allekirjoittanut (fi)
• French: votre humble serviteur (fr) m, votre serviteur (fr) m

• German: meine Wenigkeit (de) f
• Russian: ваш покорный слуга (ru) (vaš pokórnyj slugá) m
• Swedish: undertecknad (sv)

Anagrams

• truly yours