Ours: meaning, definitions and examples

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ours

 

[ aสŠษ™rz ]

Pronoun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Pronoun

possessive pronoun

Belonging to or associated with us; the form of the pronoun 'we' when it is the object of a verb or preposition.

Synonyms

belonging to us, of us, our

Examples of usage

  • It's our house.
  • The book is ours.
  • Ours is the best team.

Translations

Translations of the word "ours" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น nosso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช unser

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kita

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐัˆ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nasz

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็งใŸใกใฎ (watashitachi no)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท notre

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ nuestro

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bizim

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์šฐ๋ฆฌ (uri)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู„ู†ุง (lana)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nรกลก

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nรกลก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆˆ‘ไปฌ็š„ (wว’men de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ naลก

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ okkar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑั–ะทะดั–าฃ (bizdin)

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ (chveni)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bizim

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ nuestro

Etymology

The word 'ours' originated from Middle English 'oures', from Old English 'ลซre', genitive of 'wฤ“' (we). The usage of 'ours' has been consistent in the English language since the Middle Ages, serving as a possessive pronoun to indicate ownership or association with a group of people.

See also: our, ourselves.