Our

Pronunciation or

• enPR: ouÉ™r, IPA: /ˈaÊŠÉ™(ɹ)/ or IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)/
• Homophones: hour or Homophones: are
• Rhymes: -aÊŠÉ™(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

• enPR: our, IPA: /ˈaÊŠÉš/ or enPR: ar, IPA: /ɑɹ/, ɑɹ, É‘Ëž
• Rhymes: -aÊŠÉ™(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

• enPR: ou(É™), IPA: /æɔ(É™)/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠ
• Homophones: ow some dialects

Origin

From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser ("our"), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz ("of us, our"), from Proto-Indo-European *no-s-ero- ("our"). Cognate with West Frisian ús ("our"), Low German uns ("our"), Dutch onze ("our"), German unser ("our"), Danish vor ("our").

Full definition of our

Pronoun

1. (attributive) Belonging to us.
• 2008, Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the SchoolPaying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
• 2013, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, Stents to Prevent Stroke, 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.
2. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|viiiThirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
3. (Northern England, Scotland) 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.

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