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our

/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
/ɑː(ɹ)/
/ˈwɔː/
/wɐ/
/wə/
/ˈæʊə/
/æʊ/
/ɐː/
/ˈaʊɚ/
/ɑɹ/
/æwɝ/ Northwestern, US
/ɑːɹ/ Northwestern, US
/ˈaʊ(ə)ɹ/
/aːɹ/
/ʌʊɹ/ dialectal
/ɔːɹ/ dialectal
/ˈɛʊɚ/
/ɛɹ/
/ˈɐʊɚ/
/ˈɐɹ/
/ˈaː(r)/ India
[ˈaː(r)] India
/ˈɐʋə(r)/ India
[ˈɐʋə(r)] India
/ˈɐwə(r)/ India
[ˈɐwə(r)] India

Sounds like ow · Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From 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.

determiner wor

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.
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?
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.

verb wor

misspelling Misspelling of are.are You our the lifeblood of the game and we thank you for everything you do. https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/2022/2022-basketball-england-awards-national-winners-announced/

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