ours

CEFRA1

/ˈaʊəz/

pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Belonging to us.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    That or those belonging to us.

Examples

  • The house on the corner is ours.

  • Their house is very similar to ours

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɑːz/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours)

  2. Including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive ours).

  3. That or those 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.

More examples

In context

  • Your team is stronger than ours.

  • Could we ask you to move, please. These seats are ours.

  • This beach is a favourite of ours.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

That car is blank, not theirs, so please do not take it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English oures, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to our + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced ourn (from Middle English ouren) in standard speech.