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our

1

[ ouuhr, ou-er; unstressed ahr ]

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?



-our

2
British.
  1. variant of -or 1.

our

1

/ aʊə /

determiner

  1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us

    our parents are good to us

    our best vodka

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-our

2

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating state, condition, or activity

    labour

    behaviour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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Grammar Note

See me.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of our1

before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of we from same base as ūs us
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Word History and Origins

Origin of our1

Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us ; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara

Origin of our2

in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix
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Example Sentences

“Shame on those who are preying on our residents during this time of crisis.”

“I’m gonna make this crystal clear to everybody out there: over last night and this morning we are up to 20 individuals who chose to go into our area and deprive these poor people who have been through so much of their property,” Luna said.

“This morning, I was briefed on the latest impacts of the Los Angeles wildfires. And later today, following President Carter’s service, I will convene my team for another briefing, and deliver remarks to the nation regarding our response,” Biden posted on X.

The joy of our version is its chaotic unpredictability; I never would have guessed the second season’s winners in that round’s first three episodes.

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"We have seen other big technological events in our history, and those didn’t lead to a large rise in unemployment," Bunker said.

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