Our
Pronunciation or
UK- enPR: ouÉ™r, IPA: /ˈaÊŠÉ™(ɹ)/ or IPA: /É‘Ë(ɹ)/
- Homophones: hour or Homophones: are
- Rhymes: -aÊŠÉ™(ɹ) or Rhymes: -É‘Ë(ɹ)
- enPR: our, IPA: /ˈaʊɚ/ or enPR: ar, IPA: /ɑɹ/, ɑɹ, ɑ˞
- Rhymes: -aÊŠÉ™(ɹ) or Rhymes: -É‘Ë(ɹ)
- enPR: ou(ə), IPA: /æɔ(ə)/
- 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
our
(possessive pronoun)- (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.
- 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.
- (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.