Meaning of “our” in the English Dictionary

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ourdeterminer

uk ​ /aʊər/ /ɑːr/ us ​ /ˈaʊ.ɚ/ /aʊr/

A1 of or belonging to us:

We bought our house several years ago.
He walked off and left us on our own.
Drugs are one of the greatest threats in our society.
There's no point in our buying a new car this year.

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Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun: …

(Definition of “our” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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ourpronoun [ pl ]

us ​ /ɑʊər, ɑr/

› belonging to or connected with us; the possessive form of we, used before a noun:

These are our children.
Our plans have changed.

(Definition of “our” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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