our
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English
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.
Pronunciation
- (UK)
- enPR: ouə, ä(r), IPA(key): /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/, /ɑː(ɹ)/, /aː(ɹ)/
- Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
- Rhymes: -aʊə(ɹ) or Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
- (US)
- (India)
- (Canada)
Determiner
our (first-person plural possessive determiner)
- Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
- Sorry, you're not invited to our party.
- 2008, Mike Knudson, Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School:
- Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.
- Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
- We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.
- Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
- Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.
- In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:
- Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
- Belonging to people in general.
- As we get older, our reactions get slower.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
- (colloquial) Belonging to everyone being addressed.
- How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?
- (colloquial, may seem patronising) Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
- How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?
- You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
- (colloquial, uncommon) Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
- "I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."
- (colloquial) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
- Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
belonging to us
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See also
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Verb
our
- Misspelling of are.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ūre.
Pronoun
our
- Alternative form of oure
Etymology 2
Determiner
our
- Alternative form of your
Etymology 3
From Anglo-Norman houre.
Noun
our
- Alternative form of houre
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
our m (plural ours)
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, from Proto-West Germanic *unsar, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Determiner
our
See also
| personal pronoun | possessive pronoun | possessive determiner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subjective | objective | reflexive | |||||
| first person | singular | A, I, Ik | me | mysel | mine, mines | mine, my | |
| plural | we | us, we | oorsel, oorsels | oors | our | ||
| second person | singular | standard (formal) | ye you, yow | ye you, yow | yersel yoursel | yers yours | yer your |
| Insular (informal) | thoo | thee | thysel, theesel | thines | thy, thee, thees | ||
| plural | ye, yese you, youse | ye, yese you, youse theer | yesels yoursels | yers yours | yer your | ||
| third person | singular | masculine | he, e | him, im | himsel, hissel | his, is | his, is |
| feminine | scho, she, shu | her, er | hersel | hers | her, er | ||
| neuter | it hit | it hit | itsel hitsel | its hits | its hits | ||
| genderless, nonspecific (formal) |
ane | ane | – | – | ane's | ||
| plural | thay | thaim | thaimsel, thaimsels | thairs | thair | ||
Scots personal pronouns
References
- “our, possess. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
- “our, pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Yola
Determiner
our
- Alternative form of oor
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:
- Our eein wode b' mistern t' dearnt up ee skee.
- Our eyes would be dazzled to look up to the sky.
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 96:
- To our pleoughès an mulk-pylès till a neeshte holy die.
- To our ploughs and our milk-pails till the next holiday.
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 11-12:
- w'oul daie an ercha daie, our meines an oure gurles, praie var long an happie zins,
- we will daily and every day, our wives and our children, implore long and happy days,
- 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX, page 131:
- Wathere proceeds to tell that the game was “was jist ing our hone”
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 86
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