ours

ours · pronoun

imported

Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker and others.

  2. 2.

    The one or ones belonging to us.

Related words

Antonyms: theirs, yours
See also: our, ourselves, us, we

Etymology

From Old English ūre (our) with the possessive suffix -s added in Middle English by analogy with his, hers, etc. The form ours replaced the earlier oure in the 14th century.