1.
If you say or feel something ~, you really mean or feel it, and are not pretending.
‘Congratulations,’ he said ~...
‘I ~ hope we shall meet again’, he said...
He ~ believed he was acting in both women’s best interests.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
2.
In Britain, people write ‘Yours ~’ before their signature at the end of a formal letter when they have addressed it to someone by name. In the United States, people usually write ‘Sincerely yours’ or ‘Sincerely’ instead.
Yours ~, James Brown.
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