ours (A1)

pronoun

Pronunciation: /aʊərz/

Definition

Belonging to us.

Examples

• This is our house.

• The decision is ours to make.

• We shared the prize; it was ours.

How to Use ours

ours is (collocation)

Used to state possession when the object is understood. — "Their car is red, but ours is blue."

ourselves (word_family)

Reflexive pronoun for 'we' or 'us'. — "We made the cake ourselves."

Synonyms of ours

Words with a similar meaning to ours:

• our
• theirs
• yours

Antonyms of ours

Words with the opposite meaning to ours:

• mine
• yours
• his

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