yours truly

English

Etymology

Recorded in the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I", "me", or "myself".[1]

Pronunciation

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Phrase

yours truly

(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
Finnish: ystävällisin terveisin
Galician: sinceramente seu
Georgian: თქვენი ერთგული (tkveni ertguli), მუდამ თქვენი (mudam tkveni)

Hungarian: üdvözlettel
Russian: и́скренне ваш (ískrenne vaš)
Tagalog: sumasainyo, sumasaiyo, lubos na sumasainyo

See also

Pronoun

yours truly

(idiomatic, informal, humorous) I, me, or myself.
This one was created by yours truly.

Translations

(idiomatic) me or I

Danish: undertegnet n
Finnish: allekirjoittanut
French: votre humble serviteur (fr) m, votre serviteur (fr) m
German: meine Wenigkeit f

Hungarian: jómagam, szerény személyem, csekélységem
Russian: ваш поко́рный слуга́ (ru) m (vaš pokórnyj slugá)
Spanish: un servidor
Swedish: undertecknad (sv)

References

"Yours truly" in The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms

Anagrams

truly yours

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