our's

Pronoun

ours (plural ours, the possessive case of we, used without a following noun)

1. Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours)
   • You can't take that! It's ours!
2. Including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive ours).
   • We should ask for it back. After all, it is ours.
3. 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.
   • French food is better than ours.
4. That or those belonging to people in general.
   • As we get older, maintaining an active social life should be a priority of ours.
5. (colloquial) That or those belonging to everyone being addressed.
   • Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight? I know I've got my happy face on; have we all got ours on too?
6. (colloquial, may seem patronising) 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.
   • Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning? Oh, what's that bottle of tablets under our chair? Is that ours?

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