our
pronoun
(a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective).
our
1 American
[auuhr, au-er, ahr]
/ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər, ɑr /
pronoun
-our
2
American
British.
our
1
British
/ aʊə /
determiner
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of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us
our best vodka
our parents are good to us
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belonging to or associated with all people or people in general
our nearest planet is Venus
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a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
-
informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your
are our feet hurting?
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dialect belonging to the family of the speaker
it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
-our
2
British
suffix
Grammar
See me.
Spelling
See -or 1.
Etymology
Origin of our
before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us
Example Sentences
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From our perspective, our view is this is more of a people transformation than a technology transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"When we reach 2040, we are going to reduce our emissions by 40 percent and this big change in electrification will make it happen," Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told reporters during a presentation on Friday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The purpose of the project, as is Alexander’s work as a poet and scholar, is to create a more complete picture of our country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Building on this momentum, we increased our full-year revenue growth outlook to 15%-25%,” said Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Auntie, you know we’re not little kids anymore. We don’t require our foods to be animal-shaped,” I remind her.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Our security," Carson said, "is based on many considerations -our military posture, our overall economic and political strength, and our relationships with our friends and neighbors with whom we share a common danger.
From Time Magazine Archive
In certain abstract nouns from L. -or, Fr. -eur is still represented by -our, as colour, labour, honour, and in a few cases directly retained, as in grandeur.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
In the same way we replace the Fr. -our, -eur by -er, as in Turner, Fr. tourneur, Ginner, Jenner for Jenoure.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
See -ther, and cf. -or, -our, -er. -tor-y, -sor-y, noun suffix, denoting place, as dormitory. -tude forms abstract nouns, as gratitude.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Another large group of hovering accents is that formed by French words with such terminations as -our, -ance, -ace, -age, -ant, -ess.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
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