our

Meaning

Det

1. Belonging to us.
2. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
3. Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.

Verb

Misspelling of are.

Synonyms

ours

we

us

🇺🇸

my

we two

I

her

his

inclusive

its

let’s go

main

me

one’s own

present

real

their

this

you and me

our own

to us

his and my

yours and my

he and I

dual

exclusive

family

👪

head

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

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 (“our”), Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

Sentences

When does our plane take off again .

Our tanks are stopped .

When he speaks in our language , I can interpret what he has said .

Yet thus began the relations between our two Nations .

Had our instruments permitted it , we might have been able to see the trouble way back when .

The exploration of space is our frontier .

Our religion dictates our actions .

But it is not a class that was requested by our alumni or prospective students .