"yours faithfully" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} yours faithfully
  1. (UK) A polite, formulaic end to a letter, used especially when the sender does not know the recipient's name, for example in a business letter. Tags: UK Related terms: yours sincerely, yours truly Translations (polite, formulaic end to letters): تفضلوا بقبول فائق الاحترام (Arabic), 肅然 (Chinese Mandarin), 肃然 (sùrán) (Chinese Mandarin), s pozdravem (Czech), hoogachtend (Dutch), kunnioittaen (Finnish), kunnioittavasti (Finnish), ystävällisin terveisin (Finnish), parhain terveisin (Finnish), fidèlement votre (French), sincères salutations (French), Je vous prie d’agréer (French), Mesdames (French), Messieurs (French), l’assurance de ma considération distinguée (French), atentamente (Galician), პატივისცემით (ṗaṭiviscemit) (Georgian), hochachtungsvoll (German), maradok őszinte híve (english: now only with an ironical edge) [obsolete] (Hungarian), őszinte híve (Hungarian), kiváló tisztelettel (Hungarian), szívélyes üdvözlettel (Hungarian), 敬具 (keigu) (alt: けいぐ) (Japanese), 不一 (fuitsu) (alt: ふいつ) (Japanese), 不宣 (fusen) (alt: ふせん) (Japanese), z poważaniem (Polish), Al dumneavoastră (Romanian), с уваже́нием (s uvažénijem) (Russian), с глубо́ким уваже́нием (s glubókim uvažénijem) (Russian), is mise gu dìleas (Scottish Gaelic), lubos na sumasainyo (Tagalog), sumasainyo (Tagalog)

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          "code": "ar",
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          "word": "تفضلوا بقبول فائق الاحترام"
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "s pozdravem"
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "hoogachtend"
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "ystävällisin terveisin"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "parhain terveisin"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "fidèlement votre"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "sincères salutations"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "Je vous prie d’agréer"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "Mesdames"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "Messieurs"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "l’assurance de ma considération distinguée"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "atentamente"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗaṭiviscemit",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "პატივისცემით"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "hochachtungsvoll"
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "now only with an ironical edge",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "maradok őszinte híve"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "őszinte híve"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "kiváló tisztelettel"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "szívélyes üdvözlettel"
        },
        {
          "alt": "けいぐ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keigu",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "敬具"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふいつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fuitsu",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "不一"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusen",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "不宣"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "z poważaniem"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "Al dumneavoastră"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s uvažénijem",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "с уваже́нием"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s glubókim uvažénijem",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "с глубо́ким уваже́нием"
        },
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "is mise gu dìleas"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "lubos na sumasainyo"
        },
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          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
          "word": "sumasainyo"
        }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "تفضلوا بقبول فائق الاحترام"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "肅然"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "肃然"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "s pozdravem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "hoogachtend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "kunnioittaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "kunnioittavasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "ystävällisin terveisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "parhain terveisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "fidèlement votre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "sincères salutations"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "Je vous prie d’agréer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "Mesdames"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "Messieurs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "l’assurance de ma considération distinguée"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "atentamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaṭiviscemit",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "პატივისცემით"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "hochachtungsvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "now only with an ironical edge",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "maradok őszinte híve"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "őszinte híve"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "kiváló tisztelettel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "szívélyes üdvözlettel"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいぐ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keigu",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "敬具"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふいつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fuitsu",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "不一"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusen",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "不宣"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "z poważaniem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "Al dumneavoastră"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s uvažénijem",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "с уваже́нием"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s glubókim uvažénijem",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "с глубо́ким уваже́нием"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "is mise gu dìleas"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "lubos na sumasainyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "polite, formulaic end to letters",
      "word": "sumasainyo"
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  "word": "yours faithfully"
}

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