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language note: Our is the first person plural possessive determiner. You use our to indicate that something belongs or relates both to yourself and to one or more other people. We're expecting our first baby. Clear it away so we can put our mugs down. our (first-person plural possessive determiner) Belonging to us, excluding the person (s) being addressed (exclusive our). quotations OUR definition: (a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective). See examples of our used in a sentence. (Definition of our from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Definition of our determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective: Our team won. Compare ours. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 our (ouə r, ou′ ər; unstressed är), 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. The word "our" is a possessive pronoun that signifies shared ownership or association. Its simplicity and ubiquity make it an essential part of everyday communication.
