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our
1[ ouuhr, ou-er; unstressed ahr ]
pronoun
- (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- variant of -or 1.
our
1/ aʊə /
determiner
- of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us
our parents are good to us
our best vodka
- belonging to or associated with all people or people in general
our nearest planet is Venus
- a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
- informal.(often sarcastic) used instead of your
are our feet hurting?
- dialect.belonging to the family of the speaker
it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
-our
2suffix forming nouns
- indicating state, condition, or activity
labour
behaviour
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Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of our1
Origin of our2
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.
"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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