our en · DET
Pronunciation
- /wɐ/ weak form
- /ɔːɹ/ (dialectal)
- /ˈɐʊɚ/ strong form
- /ɑɹ/ weak form
- /ˈɛʊɚ/ strong form
- /ˈɐʋə(r)/ (India)
- /ˈɐwə(r)/ (India)
- /ˈaː(r)/ (India)
- /ˈaʊ(ə)ɹ/ strong form
- /ɑːɹ/ (Northwestern, US) weak form
- /ɛɹ/ weak form
- /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ strong form
- (US) audio
- /ɐː/ weak form
- /ˈɐɹ/ weak form
- /æwɝ/ (Northwestern, US)
- [ˈɐwə(r)] (India)
- /ˈwɔː/ strong form
- /ˈaʊɚ/ strong form
- [ˈɐʋə(r)] (India)
- /ˈæʊə/ strong form
- /ʌʊɹ/ (dialectal)
- /aːɹ/ weak form
- /wə/ weak form
- /ɑː(ɹ)/ weak form
- (US) audio
- [ˈaː(r)] (India)
- /æʊ/ weak form
Etymology
From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.
Meanings
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
Sorry, you're not invited to our party.
Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
2008, Mike Knudson, Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School:
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.
Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to people in general.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:As we get older, our reactions get slower.
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to everyone being addressed.
How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive, qualifier:may seem patronising) Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive, uncommon) Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
"I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.
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(Northern-England, Scotland, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wor | Northumbria, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
year of our Lord · peace in our time · our asses · our kid · our lass · peace for our time · our era · byrlady · I'll go to the foot of our stairs · dollar of our daddies
Relateds
Ime · they · he · themhem · mymineme · me · thou · your · all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' · her · thyselftheeselfthysen · she · themselvestheirsen · y'allselves · oursourn · themself · himselfhisselfhissen · The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun · itselfhitself · one · yourselves · mine · all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' · yoursyourn · archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. · yourselfyoursen · itshishits · itshis · ourselvesourselfoursen · us · – · their · him · we · you · one's · ithit · hishisn · including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete · thythine · myselfmemysen · theirstheirn · hershern · his · themselves · herselfhersen · youye · thine · you ally'all you guys yous · them · theirs · 'em · oneself · thee
Translations (183)
eo nia (belonging to us) · da vor (belonging to us) · lv mūsu (belonging to us) · haw kā kākou (belonging to us) · de unser (belonging to us) · sco wir (belonging to us) · wa no (belonging to us) · kk біздің (belonging to us) · mk наш (belonging to us) · wa nost (belonging to us) · haw kā kāua (belonging to us) · sw -etu (belonging to us) · ga ár (belonging to us) · liv mäd (belonging to us) · bcl mi (belonging to us) · fi meidän ...mme (belonging to us) · ckt мургин (belonging to us) · mi tā māua (belonging to us) · nl ons (belonging to us) · ti ናትና (belonging to us) · ja 我らの (belonging to us) · ee míaƒe (belonging to us) · it nostra (belonging to us) · sc nostru (belonging to us) · ne हाम्रो (belonging to us) · dlm nuester (belonging to us) · it nostri (belonging to us) · dsb naš (belonging to us) · gd ar (belonging to us) · non órr (belonging to us) · fi meidän (belonging to us) · vec nostro (belonging to us) · ttj -aitu (belonging to us) · el μας (belonging to us) · rom amaro (belonging to us) · gsw öise (belonging to us) · br hon (belonging to us) · vo obsik (belonging to us) · es nuestras (belonging to us) · pt nosso (belonging to us) · lad muestro (belonging to us) · haw kā mākou (belonging to us) · bn আমাদের (belonging to us) · fo vár (belonging to us) · fa ما (belonging to us) · te మన (belonging to us) · nv nihi- (belonging to us) · sc noltru (belonging to us) · es nuestro (belonging to us) · haw ko kākou (belonging to us) · cop ⲛⲉⲛ (belonging to us) · tr bizim (belonging to us) · non várr (belonging to us) · hu -unk (belonging to us) · ky биздин (belonging to us) · udi беши (belonging to us) · nl onze (belonging to us) · sh naš (belonging to us) · sv vår (belonging to us) · cu нашь (belonging to us) · mi tā tāua (belonging to us) · lad nuestro (belonging to us) · gv ar (belonging to us) · cop ⲡⲉⲛ (belonging to us) · xag 𐔱𐔴𐕐𐔼 (belonging to us) · it nostre (belonging to us) · bcl samuya (belonging to us) · sl nàš (belonging to us) · es nuestra (belonging to us) · et meie (belonging to us) · mi tō mātau/mātou (belonging to us) · mi tō tāua (belonging to us) · fi -mme (belonging to us) · eu gure (belonging to us) · bg наш (belonging to us) · fr notre (belonging to us) · rm nossas (belonging to us) · dsb naju (belonging to us) · ist nostro (belonging to us) · rcf nout (belonging to us) · ppl tu- (belonging to us) · oc nòstre (belonging to us) · am የኛ (belonging to us) · tl amin (belonging to us) · uk наш (belonging to us) · cop ⲧⲉⲛ (belonging to us) · hsb naš (belonging to us) · et me (belonging to us) · pl nasz (belonging to us) · tl atin (belonging to us) · ru наш (belonging to us) · ia nostre (belonging to us) · haw ko māua (belonging to us) · be наш (belonging to us) · es nuestros (belonging to us) · fur nestri (belonging to us) · mt tagħna (belonging to us) · ro nostru (belonging to us) · rm noss (belonging to us) · mn маань (belonging to us) · tet ami-nia (belonging to us) · arz ـنا (belonging to us) · it nostro (belonging to us) · egy n:Z2 (belonging to us) · sq jonë (belonging to us) · mi tō māua (belonging to us) · he שֶׁלָּנוּ (belonging to us) · lo ຂອງພວກເຮົາ (belonging to us) · he ־נו (belonging to us) · hi हमारा (belonging to us) · ast nuesu (belonging to us) · sc nostu (belonging to us) · ta நம் (belonging to us) · mzn امه (belonging to us) · vec nostra (belonging to us) · yue 我哋嘅 (belonging to us) · ltg myusu (belonging to us) · scn nostru (belonging to us) · fo okkara (belonging to us) · ka ჩვენი (belonging to us) · te మా (belonging to us) · io nia (belonging to us) · ko 우리의 (belonging to us) · is okkar (belonging to us) · tli haa (belonging to us) · hsb naju (belonging to us) · fy ús (belonging to us) · mi ō mātau/mātau (belonging to us) · cs náš (belonging to us) · grc ἡμέτερος (belonging to us) · rom amare (belonging to us) · lou nô (belonging to us) · ary ـنا (belonging to us) · bcl ta (belonging to us) · sh наш (belonging to us) · ur ہمارا (belonging to us) · sq ynë (belonging to us) · rm nossa (belonging to us) · alt бистиҥ (belonging to us) · mn манай (belonging to us) · fr nos (belonging to us) · ja 我々の (belonging to us) · mi ō tātau/tātau (belonging to us) · vi của chúng tôi (belonging to us) · vo obas (belonging to us) · sk náš (belonging to us) · sa अस्माकम् (belonging to us) · ist nostra (belonging to us) · ca nostre (belonging to us) · mi tā mātau/mātou (belonging to us) · bcl satuya (belonging to us) · haw kā māua (belonging to us) · brh nana (belonging to us) · is vor (belonging to us) · wa nosse (belonging to us) · th ของเรา (belonging to us) · rom amari (belonging to us) · ta எங்கள் (belonging to us) · cmn 我們的 /我们的 (belonging to us) · si අපේ (belonging to us) · ja 私たちの (belonging to us) · mi ā tātau/tātou (belonging to us) · bcl sato (belonging to us) · sco oor (belonging to us) · mi ō māua (belonging to us) · mi ā mātau/mātou (belonging to us) · hy մեր (belonging to us) · as আমাৰ (belonging to us) · br hor (belonging to us) · xal мана (belonging to us) · hu -nk (belonging to us) · mi tā māua (belonging to us) · udi беш (belonging to us) · haw ko kāua (belonging to us) · hu -ünk (belonging to us) · ar ـنَا (belonging to us) · ast nuestru (belonging to us) · la noster (belonging to us) · no vår (belonging to us) · haw ko mākou (belonging to us) · bcl samo (belonging to us) · cy ein (belonging to us) · nap nuosto (belonging to us)