The meaning of OUR is of or relating to us or ourselves or ourself especially as possessors or possessor, agents or agent, or objects or object of an action. How to use our in a sentence.
(Definition of our from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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 …
our (first-person plural possessive determiner) Belonging to us, excluding the person (s) being addressed (exclusive our). quotations
Definition of our determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 definition: (a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective). See examples of our used in a sentence.
a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective: Our team won. Compare ours.
"Our" is a possessive pronoun used to indicate ownership or association with a group of people that includes the speaker and one or more other individuals. It suggests a sense of belonging or inclusion.