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Definition of our
10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
“Sorry, you're not invited to our party.”
“Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.”
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det
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
“Sorry, you're not invited to our party.”
“Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.”
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
“We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.”
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
“Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.”
“In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.”
“Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.”
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(determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to people in general.
“As we get older, our reactions get slower.”
“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.”
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to everyone being addressed.
“How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?”
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
“How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?”
“You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.”
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive, uncommon)Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
“"I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."”
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(colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
“Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.”
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(Northern-England, Scotland, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive)Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
“I'm going to see our Terry for tea.”
verb
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(alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of are.
“You our the lifeblood of the game and we thank you for everything you do. https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/2022/2022-basketball-england-awards-national-winners-announced/”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.
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