Definitions for our
our
our
Spelling: [ouuh r, ou-er; unstressed ahr]
IPA: /aʊər, ˈaʊ ər; unstressed ɑr/
Our is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.
You can make 10 anagrams from letters in our (oru).
Definitions for our
noun
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(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
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Metaphysics. the ego.
pronoun
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(a form of the possessive case of we used as an attributive adjective):
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the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.
plural pronoun
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nominative plural of I.
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(used to denote oneself and another or others):
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(used to denote people in general):
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(used to indicate a particular profession, nationality, political party, etc., that includes the speaker or writer):
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Also called the royal we. (used by a sovereign, or by other high officials and dignitaries, in place of I in formal speech):
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Also called the editorial we. (used by editors, writers, etc., to avoid the too personal or specific I or to represent a collective viewpoint):
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you (used familiarly, often with mild condescension or sarcasm, as in addressing a child, a patient, etc.):
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(used in the predicate following a copulative verb):
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(used in apposition with a noun, especially for emphasis):
Origin of our
before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us