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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024our /aʊr, ˈaʊɚ; unstressed ɑr/USA pronunciation pron. [before a noun]- a form of the pronoun we used to show possession:Our team won.Compare ours.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024our (ouər, ou′ər; unstressed är),USA pronunciation pron. - Pronouns(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?Cf. ours.
- Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us bef. 900
-our, [Brit.]- var. of -or 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: our /aʊə/ determiner - of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us: our best vodka, our parents are good to us
- 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
Etymology: Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -our suffix forming nouns - indicating state, condition, or activity: behaviour, labour
Etymology: in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix |