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• our
  our

  pronoun

  (a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective).
• -our
  -our

  variant of -or.

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

“We know it’s out there and we do our best to try to make sure everybody’s playing by the same rules, but…we got to have proof,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"We work in staggered timing... doing our work in early mornings and after sunset," said 42-year-old Babulal Narayan, who rakes the salt as brine water dries in shallow pools.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Of potential NIL deals, he shrugged, “Our lights are on, our bills are paid.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"We overthink it, and the idea of what we're supposed to look like has messed up our relationship with food."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

A couple of aunties to our left chuckled at that, and Trey shot them a dirty look, too.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith