Word definition: our

Etimology


From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser (“our”), Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

determiner


our

Belonging to us.

Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.

(Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.

Examples


Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.

As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

I'm going to see our Terry for tea.

verb


our

Misspelling of are. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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