Synonyms for

Ours

Verb / ˈaʊɜ:z / / ɑ:rz / / aʊrz / Another word for ours — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

belonging to or associated with the speaker(s) and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified.

Synonyms & similar words

our shared joint collective collaborative cooperative combined united mutual reciprocal corporate communal public common general universal

Antonyms

mine yours his hers theirs individual personal

Common collocations

  • ourselves included
  • ours to keep
  • ours to share
  • ours to command
  • ours to protect
  • ours to lose
  • ours to decide

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Usage note

Ours is a possessive pronoun, indicating something belonging to us. It is used as a substitute for 'our' followed by a noun.

Example sentences

  1. This is our house.
  2. The car parked in front of our house is ours.
  3. We walked to the park with our friends and played on the swings and slide. The ball we used was ours.
  4. We're going to bring our bikes, and ours are blue.
  5. Our family went on a vacation and the house we stayed in was ours.

Quotes

  • 'Love is not ours to control, it's ours to surrender to.' - Marisa Donnelly
  • 'Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.' - William Shakespeare
  • 'The world is not ours to keep. We are here, and then we are gone, and it's not about how long we're here, but what we accomplish with the time we have.' - Holly Black

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