ours

aʊrz

Definition

Definition of ours - Reverso English Dictionary

Pronoun

possessionbelonging to us without a following noun

This house is ours.
The victory was ours after a tough match.
The decision is ours to make.

ourselves

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Expressions with ours

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friend of ours

mutual friend within a group or community

We invited a friend of ours to the party.

both of ours

pron.

indicates something is owned by two people

This car is both of ours.

of ours

adj.

belonging to us or associated with us

This is a favorite book of ours.

emphasis ours

exp.

we added the emphasis

The text reads 'important', emphasis ours.

ours not to reason why

exp.

accepting orders without questioning them

In the army, it's ours not to reason why.

Origin of ours

Old English, ūre (of us)

Terms with ours included in their meaning

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parallel world

alternate reality

world existing alongside ours, often similar but different

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French:le nôtre, ...
German:unseres, ...
Italian:nostra, ...
Spanish:nuestra, ...
Portuguese:nosso, ...
Chinese:我们的, ...
Japanese:私たちのもの, ...
Arabic:لَنَا, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁלָּנוּ, ...
Russian:наш, ...
Ukrainian:наш, ...
Hindi:हमारा, ...
Bengali:আমাদেরটা, ...
Catalan:nostre, ...
Czech:náš, ...
Danish:vores, ...
Dutch:die van ons, ...
Greek:δικό μας, ...
Hungarian:miénk, ...
Khmer:របស់យើង, ...
Korean:우리의, ...
Persian:مال ما, ...
Polish:nasz, ...
Portuguese (BR):nossa, ...
Romanian:a noastră, ...
Swedish:vårt, ...
Thai:ของเรา, ...
Turkish:bizimki, ...
Vietnamese:của chúng tôi, ...

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