COBUILD frequency band
our
language note: Our is the first person plural possessive determiner.
1.determiner A1
2.determiner A1
3.possessive determiner
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COBUILD frequency band
our in British English
determiner
1.
of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us
our best vodka
our parents are good to us
2.
belonging to or associated with all people or people in general
our nearest planet is Venus
3.
a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
4. informal
(often sarcastic) used instead of your
are our feet hurting?
5. dialect
belonging to the family of the speaker
it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
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Word origin
Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara
COBUILD frequency band
-our in British English
suffix forming nouns
indicating state, condition, or activity
behaviour
labour
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Word origin
in Old French -eur, from Latin -or, noun suffix
COBUILD frequency band
our in American English
possessive pronominal adjective
of, belonging to, made by, or done by us
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Word origin
ME ure < OE ure, earlier user, gen. of us (see us), akin to Ger unser
COBUILD frequency band
our in American English
(auᵊr, ˈauər, unstressed ɑːr)
pronoun
(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?
Compare ours
USAGE See me.
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME oure, OE ūre, suppletive gen. pl. of wē we from same base as ūs us]
COBUILD frequency band
-our in American English
suffix
Brit var. of -or1
USAGE See -or1.
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