ours

[ou^uhrz, ou-erz, ahrz]

pronoun

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

   Which house is ours?

2. that or those belonging to us.

   Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.

ours

/ aʊəz /

pronoun

1. something or someone belonging to or associated with us

   ours have blue tags

2. belonging to or associated with us

Word History and Origins

Origin of ours¹

1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's ¹

Example Sentences

"For ten civilizations to exist at the same time as ours, the average lifetime must be above 10 million years," says Scherf.

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We like other people’s posts in the hope they like ours.

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The threat of tariffs motivated behaviors and “clearly motivated ours,” Bourla said at the White House press conference announcing the deal.

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Like so many Catholic boys, in his time and ours, he wanted to play football for Notre Dame.

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Angus O’Brien as the smilingly unhinged Hicks is a memorably mad recruit who stirs things up for no reason but his own amusement, and ours.

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