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 have a lot of infrastructure around in our company which could be undervalued, or assets which are undervalued,” Pant said in an interview on Tuesday after BHP reported its first-half result.

From The Wall Street Journal

A spokesperson said: "As a family-friendly airline we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour and we are very sorry that other customers and our colleagues onboard had to experience this too."

From BBC

“The real story is, our people are heroes,” Sullivan says, ticking through products from chairs to cars that depend on “met-coal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home," she wrote.

From Barron's

"We’ve been here for a very long time, since January 8 for most of us, sleeping under tents, living here in an inhuman way. We’re at our limit," Quiaro told AFP.

From Barron's