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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/aʊr, ˈaʊɚ; unstressed ɑr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ou^ər, ou′ər; unstressed är)

our /aʊr, ˈaʊɚ; unstressed ɑr/USA pronunciation pron. [before a noun]

a form of the pronoun we used to show possession:Our team won.Compare ours.

our (ou^ər, ou′ər; unstressed är),USA pronunciation pron.

Pronouns(a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective):Our team is going to win. Do you mind our going on ahead?Cf. ours.

Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us bef. 900

me.

-our, [Brit.]

var. of -or ¹.

-or¹.

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our /aʊə/ determiner

of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us: our best vodka, our parents are good to us
belonging to or associated with all people or people in general: our nearest planet is Venus
a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs

Etymology: Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara

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-our suffix forming nouns

indicating state, condition, or activity: behaviour, labour

Etymology: in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix

'our' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

AD - affair - anno Domini - back yard - badly - Bankhead - big up - bow - bridge - build - bwana - Calvino - capital - carry - claim - cold - conspire - contributor - Cosa Nostra - cousin - dark - dash - deliver - dent - equal opportunity - Europe - full - fundamentally - gas giant - gear - go through - good - Greene - hard - hold - horn in - hour - if - immediate - institution - justify - ladybird - Lady - lamented - last out - leave - Lermontov - little - Local Group - Lord's Prayer

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Synonyms: our own, belonging to us, of us, yours and mine, owned by us, more...

Collocations: it's our turn (to), is our intention to, is our pleasure to [introduce, provide], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "our" in the title:

__ us___ our studies
____ the new acai juice blend has proved so popular, we should move quickly to increase our production volume.
----, why don’t we all have serious trouble with our body
--taking good care of our parents--(em-dash, v-ing/v)
--the attack, and our response to it--
, that curse of our Indian possessions
<... goin' to our ...> or <... gonna our ...>
... to inform you about our product and (to) suggest...
... try various ways to show our support to our husband/s.
... will be coming to our school next week
"..., by our understanding,..."
...all that asks in our time
...before we became our own court stenographers
...bottom of our heart/hearts!
...continue our line...
…if we did not have it before our eyes to-day among tribes.
...in/on our premises...
...one of the primary external activities of/for our armed forces.
...our / ...or
...Singapore’s kosen-rufu, based on our compassionate hearts, itai-doshin and unity!
...so as to purify our body and mind.
...so as to purify our/their bodies and minds.
...the examples that our Chief Priest cited are / were...
...this is our bargain
...will step on stage our very Tom Douglas
..is of the same style our previous were, then
'almost forgot [event]' vs '[event] is now fading from our memory'
'As a Church we believe our faith calls us to:
'by our effort' or 'through our effort'?
'concern' her with our problems
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