our

Use our in a sentence

adjective

The definition of our is belonging or relating to us.

An example of our is the house of a couple.

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our

of, belonging to, made by, or done by us

Origin of our

Middle English ure from Old English ure, earlier user, genitive of us (see us), akin to German unser

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our

adjective

The possessive form of we

Used as a modifier before a noun: our accomplishments; our hometown.

Origin of our

Middle English from Old English ūre ; see nes-² in Indo-European roots.

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Pronoun

(possessive pronoun)

Belonging to us.
Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
(Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
I'm going to see our Terry for tea.

Origin

From Middle English oure, from Old English Å«re, Å«ser (“our"), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our"), from Proto-Indo-European *no-s-ero- (“our"). Cognate with West Frisian Ãºs (“our"), Low German uns (“our"), Dutch onze (“our"), German unser (“our"), Danish vor (“our").