Meaning of ours | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That or those belonging to us.
2. Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours)
3. Including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive ours).
4. our, ours, to us
5. That or those 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.
6. our, ours, to us (as the royal we)
7. That or those belonging to people in general.
8. That or those belonging to everyone being addressed.
   colloquial
9. That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.
   colloquial
10. Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
    colloquial
11. Our house or home.
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“You can't take that! It's ours!”

“Could we ask you to move, please. These seats are ours.”

“This beach is a favourite of ours.”

“We should ask for it back. After all, it is ours.”

“Don't you think that ours looks much nicer than theirs?”

“French food is better than ours.”

“As we get older, maintaining an active social life should be a priority of ours.”

“Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight? I know I've got my happy face on; have we all got ours on too?”

“Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning? Oh, what's that bottle of tablets under our chair? Is that ours?”

“Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. There are lots of recipes for these, but ours is the best.”

“You can stay the night at ours if you like.”

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