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our

1

[ouuhr, ou-er, 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.

our

1

/ ʊə /

determiner

  1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us

    our best vodka

    our parents are good to us

  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. dialectbelonging to the family of the speaker

    it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-our

2

suffix

  1. indicating state, condition, or activity

    behaviour

    labour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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Grammar Note

See me.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of our1

before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ū, suppletive genitive plural of ŧ we from same base as ū us
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of our1

Old English ū (genitive plural), from us ; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūer, Old High German ܲԲŧ, Gothic unsara

Origin of our2

in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix
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“He is our most recognizable dragon within the entire assortment,” DeBlois says on the phone.

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GEL said it respected "our customers' right to raise their concerns and to attend the protest".

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Doherty said the demonstration was about standing up to "racist thugs who have been on our streets intimidating and threatening families and driving them from their homes".

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She understands there is a formula to our narcissism and neuroses; patterns and mathematical sets of criteria drive our decisions.

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A moment that has big implications for the world's security and stability, as well as how we pay our way.

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