ours

[ ouuhrz, ou-erz or, often, ahrz ]

/ aʊərz, ˈaʊ ərz or, often, ɑrz /

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pronoun

(a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective): Which house is ours?

that or those belonging to us: Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.

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Origin of ours

1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures.See our, 's¹

Words nearby ours

Our Father, ourie, Ourinhos, Our Lady, ourn, ours, ourself, ourselves, Our Town, -ous, Ouse

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How to use ours in a sentence

In this world of ours, some melodies are just more beautiful than others.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And all kinds of friends of ours have raised money for Mary Landrieu to support her as a candidate.
Hillary Praises Fracking, Stays Silent on Keystone|David Freedlander|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in a culture as paranoid as ours, we freak out about them all the time.
Valerie Jarrett, Obama Consigliere—and Democracy Killer|James Poulos|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Font, logo, edge finish, surface finish … everything is different from ours,” said Sung Hwang, the general manager.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In a society as race-crazy as ours, this sort of news is equal parts shocking and unsurprising.
Ex-NFL Linebacker: We Talk Around Race, Not About It|Carl Banks|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That, too, is a process which in this changing new world of ours can never be completed.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Well, we must try our luck with a regulation sabre; they can't well refuse it; ours is the stronger and bigger man.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
I began to fear I should have that unlucky expedition of ours on my conscience for the rest of my days.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Their patroles of horse, and ours, frequently go over the same ground.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
And what manner of fool may this one be, whose fortunes were so desperate that he could throw them in with ours?
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for ours

ours

/ (aʊəz) /

pronoun

something or someone belonging to or associated with usours have blue tags

of ours belonging to or associated with us

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