our
pronoun
(a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective).
our
1 American
[ouuhr, ou-er, ahr]
/ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər, ɑr /
pronoun
-our
2
American
British.
our
1
British
/ aʊə /
determiner
-
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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“By widening the retirement benefit gap between safety members and non-safety members, this measure invites future changes that would expose our retirement system to additional risk,” Mr. Newsom wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"This is a distressing situation and our thoughts are with all those involved in the response," a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, replied by saying that Meta wants “to give our musers access to a wide range of stores to find the absolute perfect products.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Carnival is providing support to the family who was traveling with the guest, and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Come to our house,” she says, and hangs up.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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 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
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
Our course now lay to the south of west, and -our pace was even faster than it had been in the days of poor Blackie.
From The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America by William Francis Butler
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
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