our

¹

[ou^uhr, ou-er, ahr]

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

British.

1. variant of -or.

our

¹

/ 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

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or activity

   behaviour

   labour

Spelling Note

See -or ¹.

Grammar Note

See me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of our¹

before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us

Word History and Origins

Origin of our¹

Old English ūre (genitive plural), from _us ; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara

Origin of our²

in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix

Example Sentences

“This whole incident has been a fiasco and a blemish on our country. He needs to be fired,” he added.

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If our 20s are a period of unbridled optimism — a hopefulness that slowly gets beaten out of us as we grow older — “My Undesirable Friends” stands as a touching display of the resilience of youth.

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“I will continue to stand with you until every worker and every family is safe from raids, separation and fear and our constitutional rights are protected.”

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Isn’t it our job to see if we can make everybody interesting?

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"I will go to the police and lodge a fresh complaint. They have to find out who killed our children."

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