eaur

Determiner

our (first-person plural possessive determiner)

1. (determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
   • Sorry, you're not invited to our party.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to people in general.
   • As we get older, our reactions get slower.
5. (colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive) Belonging to everyone being addressed.
   • How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?
6. (colloquial, determiner, first-person, plural, possessive, may seem patronising) 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?

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