something or someone belonging to or associated with us: ours have blue tags - of ours ⇒
belonging to or associated with us
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ours /aʊrz, ˈaʊɚz or, often, ɑrz/USA pronunciation
pron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a form of the pronoun we used to show possession:[be + ~]Which house is ours?
- that or those belonging to us:Ours are the pink ones. She's a cousin of ours.
ours
(ouərz, ou′ərz or, often, ärz),USA pronunciation pron.
- (a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective):Which house is ours?
- that or those belonging to us:Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.
- Middle English (origin, originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's1 1250–1300
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