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
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The family said while it had been an "excruciating time", the "outpouring of love and support from Jamie's friends and ours" had been "completely overwhelming".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Dresser wrote that Anthropic has made a “strategic misstep to not acquire enough compute,” adding that “the market is ours to win, let’s execute accordingly.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"The leader is alive, he always prays for us and he is watching all of us now, and victory is definitely ours," said Nastaran Safaie, a 24-year-old university student.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
That means solar systems whose chemistry is very different from ours may be poor candidates in the search for life.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
At first I worried that they might belong to somebody, but then I remembered that the farm is ours, so these flowers must belong to us too.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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