our

our

belonging to us; possessive of we: We have our new home.

Not to be confused with:

hour – a measurement of time: I’ll be ready in an hour.

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our

 (our)

adj.The possessive form of we

Used as a modifier before a noun: our accomplishments; our hometown.

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[Middle English, from Old English ūre; see nes- in Indo-European roots.]

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our

(aʊə)

determiner

1. of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us: our best vodka; our parents are good to us.

2. belonging to or associated with all people or people in general: our nearest planet is Venus.

3. a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs

4. informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your: are our feet hurting?.

5. dialect belonging to the family of the speaker: it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow.

[Old English ūre (genitive plural), from us; related to Old French, Old Saxon ūser, Old High German unsēr, Gothic unsara]

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our

(aʊ^ər, ˈaʊ ər; unstressed ɑr)

pron.

a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective: Our team won. Compare ours.

[before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre]

usage: See me.

-our

Brit. var. of -or¹.

usage: See -or¹.

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Translations

…نَالنا، خاصَّتُنانا

náš

vores

unser

δικός μας

nia

nuestronuestro/anuestros/as

meidän

notrenos

naš

okkar

nostronostranostrenostri

私たちの

우리우리의

noster

mūsųpatys

mūsu

onsonze

vår

nasz

nosso

nostru

наш

náš

naš

vår

ของเรา

bizim-imiz

của chúng tôi

我们的

our

[aʊəʳ] POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → nuestro/a; (with plural noun) → nuestros/as
our house → nuestra casa
our neighbours are very nice → nuestros vecinos son muy simpáticos
we took off our coats → nos quitamos los abrigos
they stole our car → nos robaron el coche

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our

[ˈaʊə^r] adj (followed by singular noun) → notre; (followed by plural noun) → nos
Our house is quite big → Notre maison est plutôt grande.
Our neighbours are very nice → Nos voisins sont très gentils.Our Lady n (= the Virgin Mary) → la Sainte Vierge fOur Lord n (= Jesus Christ) → notre Seigneur m

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our

poss adj → unser; these are our own make → die stellen wir selbst her; Our Father (in prayer) → Vater unser; the Our Father → das Vaterunser or Unservater (Sw) ? also my POSS ADJ

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our

[ˈaʊəʳ] poss adj → il nostro/la nostra, i nostri/le nostre pl
this is our house → questa è la nostra casa
at our house → a casa nostra
our brother → nostro fratello

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our

(auə) adjective

belonging to us. This is our house. ons لنا، خاصَّتُنا наш nosso náš unser vores μαςnuestro; nuestra meie (oma) مال ما؛ ...ما meidän notre שֶׁלָנוּ हमारा, अपना naš, naša (a mi) -unk, -ünk milik kami okkar nostro/a/i/e 私たちの 우리의 mūsų mūsu kami onsvårnasz دمونږ nosso nostru наш náš naš naš vår, vårt, våra ของเรา (bizim ...) -imiz 我們的 наш ہمارا của chúng ta 我们的

ours (auəz) pronoun

the one(s) belonging to us. The house is ours. ons s'n لنا، خاصَّتُنا наш nosso náš der/die/das Unsere vores δικός μαςel, la, nuestros, nuestras meie (oma) مال ما؛ ...ما meidän le nôtre שֶׁלָנוּ हमारा, अपना naš, naša mienk milik kami okkar il/la/i/le nostro/a/i/e 私たちのもの 우리의 것 mūsų mūsējais; mūsu kami punya van ons vårnasz دمونږ nosso al nostru, a noastră наш náš naš naša vår, vårt, våra ของเราเอง bizim[] 我們的(東西) наш ہم لوگوں کا của chúng ta 我们的（东西）

ourˈselves pronoun

1. used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform. We saw ourselves in the mirror. onsself أنْفُسَنا себе си (verbo-)nos se, sebe uns selbst os selv τους εαυτούς μας nos (meid) endid خودمان را itsemme nous בְּעַצמֵנוּ स्वयं sebe magunkat diri kami okkur ci 私たち自身を (재귀 용법) 우리 자신을 save, sau [] sevi, sev diri kami onszelfosssię مونږ خپل (vimo-)nos (pe noi) înşine себя sa, seba se se oss [själva] ตัวเราเอง kendimiz, kendimize 我們自己 себе خود کو chính bản thân mình 我们自己

2. used to emphasize we, ~us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc. We ourselves played no part in this. ons أنفُسُنا: للتَّوْكيد сами nós mesmos my sami wir selbst selv οι ίδιοιnosotros mismos; nosotras mismas (me) ise خودمان me itse nous-mêmes אָנוּ עצמֵנוּ हम स्वयं mi sami mi magunk kami sendiri sjálfir, hjálparlaust noi stessi/e 私たち自身は (강조 용법) 우리 자신 (mes) patys [] paši kami sendiri zelfselv, personlig my sami خپله nós mesmos noi înşine сами my sami mi sami mi själva ตัวเราเอง kendimiz 我們親自 самі ہم بذات خود tự chúng tôi 我们亲自

3. without help etc. We'll just have to finish the job ourselves. ons self بِأنْفُسِنا сами sozinhos sami selbst selv μόνοι μας, χωρίς βοήθεια nosotros solos, nosotros mismos; nosotras solas, nosotras mismas ise به تنهایی itse nous-mêmes, tout seuls לְבָדֵנוּ हम खुद sami, osobno teljesen egyedül tanpa bantuan sjálfir da noi 私たちで 우리 스스로 patys [] paši; patstāvīgi sendiri zelfselv, alene sami په يوازى توب sozinhos singuri, noi înşine самостоятельно sami mi sami sami själva, på egen hand ด้วยตัวเราเอง kendimiz, kendi başımıza 靠我們自己 самі خود ہي tự chúng tôi 靠我们自己

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our

→ …نَا náš vores unser δικός μας nuestro meidän notre naš nostro 私たちの 우리의 ons vår nasz nosso наш vår ของเรา bizim của chúng tôi 我们的

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• We're on our honeymoon (US)
  We are on our honeymoon (UK) → نَحْنُ في شَهْرِ العَسَلِ → Jsme na svatební cestě → Vi er på bryllupsrejse → Wir sind auf Hochzeitsreise → Είμαστε στο μήνα του μέλιτος → Estamos de luna de miel → Olemme häämatkalla → Nous sommes en lune de miel → Mi smo na medenom mjesecu → Siamo in viaggio di nozze → 私たちはハネムーン中です → 우리는 신혼여행 중이에요 → We zijn op huwelijksreis → Vi er på bryllupsreise → To nasz miesiąc miodowy → Nós estamos em lua de mel → Мы проводим здесь медовый месяц → Vi är på smekmånad → เรามาดื่มน้ำผึ้งพระจันทร์ที่นี่ → Balayındayız → Chúng tôi đang hưởng tuần trăng mật → 我们是来度蜜月的
• We are on our way to ... → نَحْنُ في طَريقِنا إِلَى ... → Jsme na cestě do ... → Vi er på vej til ... → Wir sind unterwegs nach ... → Είμαστε καθ' οδόν για ... → Vamos de camino a ... → Olemme matkalla ... → Nous allons à ... → Mi putujemo za ... → Stiamo andando a ... → 私たちは･･･へ向かう途中です → 우리는 ...에 가는 길이에요 → We zijn op weg naar ... → Vi er på vei til . → Jesteśmy w drodze do ... → Nós estamos a caminho de ... → Мы едем в ... → Vi är på väg till ... → เรากำลังเดินทางไป……. → ... a gidiyoruz → Chúng tôi đang trên đường đi ... → 我们是要去...

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