our

¹ American  

[ou^uhr, ou-er, ahr] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər, ɑr /

pronoun

1. (a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective).

   Our team is going to win. Do you mind our going on ahead?

---

-our ² American  

British.

1. variant of -or.

---

our ¹ British  

/ aʊə /

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us

   our best vodka

   our parents are good to us

2. belonging to or associated with all people or people in general

   our nearest planet is Venus

3. a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs

4. informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your

   are our feet hurting?

5. dialect belonging to the family of the speaker

   it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow

---

-our ² British  

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or activity

   behaviour

   labour

---

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

"We have always prided ourselves on our integrity and in not being afraid to call individuals out, so why should this be any different?"

From BBC

“This is the year where we have some of our biggest, boldest bets coming on and then we have a lot planned for ’27 and ’28 and ’29,” said Hopkins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.

From Salon

The first episode of Saturday Night Live UK has hit our screens - 50 years after the US original - and largely got a warm welcome from critics, but it failed to raise a smile with some.

From BBC

Turning our back on offshore wind makes no sense.

From The Wall Street Journal