our

¹ American  

[ou^uhr, ou-er, ahr] / aʊər, ˈaʊ ər, ɑr /

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?

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-our ² American  

British.

1. variant of -or.

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our ¹ British  

/ 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

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-our ² British  

suffix

1. indicating state, condition, or activity

   behaviour

   labour

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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

“All about these guys in here and the coaches. Alabama against the world, that’s kind of been our mindset of just making sure its all for one and one for all.”

From Los Angeles Times

Similarly, the songs of A Great Big World lean heavily, and surprisingly given our side-eyeing age, into optimism, hope, and the risky rewards of love and commitment.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Music videos are funny because they’re obviously not truly our work either; we’re at the service of another artist,” explains Sanchez.

From Los Angeles Times

We had been told otherwise years before and had planned our retirement using that information.

From MarketWatch

"These provide a digital record of the specimen which we've shared online so that they can be studied by anyone, not just people who can come to the museum and use our microscopes."

From Science Daily