Ours

Quick meaning: Ours is a pronoun meaning That or those belonging to us.

Meaning

That or those belonging to us.

More Meanings

1. That or those belonging to people in general.
2. (colloquial) That or those belonging to everyone being addressed.
3. (colloquial) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
4. (informal) Our house or home.
5. That or those 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.
6. (colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

Example Sentences

French food is better than ours.

You can stay the night at ours if you like.

As we get older, maintaining an active social life should be a priority of ours.

Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight? I know I've got my happy face on; have we all got ours on too?

Word Forms

• our's

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