our

CEFRA1

/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/

determiner

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Belonging to or connected with us.

  2. 02

    determiner

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Imagination affects every aspect of our lives.

  • Our agent in New York deals with all US sales.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈaː(r)/
  • /ˈɐʋə(r)/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).

  2. Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).

  3. Belonging to people in general.

More examples

In context

  • Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us.

  • Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.

  • Sorry, you're not invited to our party.

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Origin

determiner

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