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
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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
-
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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He added that the community, too, “is engaged to ensure a project that honors the past, respects the present, and sustains our future.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"There's a new fire every week at the moment, and there's so much of our land damaged."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"We want to reach Europe and fulfil our dreams and those of our families," Ahmad, a migrant from Yemen, told AFPTV.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
In addition, we are rolling up the two SPY bull spreads where the long call was deeply in the money, as is our wont.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“At the time we did not realize we owed our lives to this one little Filipina girl.”
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 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
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 Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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 Weekley, Ernest
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 Butler, William Francis
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