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

-our

²

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating state, condition, or activity

   labour

   behaviour

Spelling Note

See -or ¹.

Grammar Note

See me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of our¹

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

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

Example Sentences

"This Croton species was chosen for study because it has a long history, along with related African plants, of use in ethnomedicine. For thousands of years, people in Cameroon and neighboring countries have relied on traditional, plant-based medicine from healers to treat a variety of illnesses, from cancer to diabetes and, more recently, even HIV. Our collaboration with the Wistar Institute over and above scientific discovery has also provided us with human development capacity building," says Dr. Ntie-Kang.

From Science Daily

"Our work shows that there's reason to be hopeful about C. oligandrus's potential in aiding in the HIV cure effort," said Dr. Tietjen, the corresponding author on the paper from Wistar.

From Science Daily

"There is a set of predicted transcription start sites for over 50,000 genes in soy, but based on our new study, less than 3% of those predicted transcription initiation sites actually are correct," Ma said.

From Science Daily

"By making our data available there, we catalyze further research in understanding gene functions, regulatory mechanisms, gene networks and genetic variations associated with specific traits of interest. As we better understand how these alternative transcription sites affect particular traits, the hope is to see this lead to better soybean varieties."

From Science Daily

“With heartfelt sorrow, we share the news of the passing of our beloved actor and friend,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times