our

Verb

Verb

×

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.Misspelling of are.

   • Our baseball team is very strong.
   • Our school prohibits us from going to the movies alone.
   • While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.

Det

Determiner

×

A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

1. 1.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.

2. 2.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.

3. 3.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.

4. 4.Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).

   • We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.

Overall

Very common· #76

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

• ours