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ours

  • pronoun
  • /ˈaʊəz/

That or those belonging to us.

Other meanings

  1. Excluding the person(s) being addressed exclusive ours

  2. Including the person(s) being addressed inclusive ours.

Example sentences

  • “Life elsewhere might not resemble ours.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "oures".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ours” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.