our
Belonging to us, excluding the person being addressedBelonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
» We appointed him as our representative.
Wir ernannten ihn zu unserem Vertreter.
Wir ernannten ihn zu unserem Repräsentanten.
Мы назначили его нашим представителем.
Ми призначили його нашим представником.
Meaning
9 senses(determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
Sorry, you're not invited to our party.
(determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).
We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.
(determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Of, from, or 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.
Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.
In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.
(determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Belonging to people in general.
As we get older, our reactions get slower.
(colloquial, determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Belonging to everyone being addressed.
How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?
(colloquial, determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?
You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
(colloquial, determiner, first person, plural, possessive, uncommon)Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
"I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."
(colloquial, determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.
(Northern England, Scotland, determiner, first person, plural, possessive)Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
I'm going to see our Terry for tea.
Examples
17462 sentencesWe appointed him as our representative.
Ми призначили його нашим представником.
ruМы назначили его нашим представителем.
deWir ernannten ihn zu unserem Vertreter.
We have to change our plan.
Ми повинні змінити свій план.
ruНам надо изменить наш план.
deWir müssen unseren Plan ändern.
He belongs to our tennis team.
Він належить до нашої команди по тенісу.
ruОн – часть нашей теннисной команды.
They are jealous of our success.
Вони заздрять нашому успіху.
ruОни завидуют нашему успеху.
deSie neiden uns unseren Erfolg.
She lived up to our expectations.
Вона справдила наші сподівання.
ruОна оправдала наши ожидания.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unserazFrom Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.
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