ours
Americanpronoun
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(a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective).
Which house is ours?
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that or those belonging to us.
Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.
pronoun
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something or someone belonging to or associated with us
ours have blue tags
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belonging to or associated with us
Etymology
Origin of ours
1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
By studying Bennu at such a fine scale, scientists are gaining a clearer picture of how complex chemistry developed in space long before planets like ours fully formed.
From Science Daily
"The book was on loan until the end of March and was therefore returned on time – to a library thousands of miles from ours."
From BBC
“They gave cities like ours the ability to responsibly build our budgets,” De La Rosa said.
From Los Angeles Times
We've ranked ours from 1 to 10 below - you can pick your order and let us know your favourite showboaters in the comments...
From BBC
Government figures show around £93m of Jersey notes were in circulation at the end of 2025, with minimum print runs required "to achieve value for money in a smaller jurisdiction such as ours".
From BBC
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