"ours" meaning in English

See ours in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈaʊɚz/ [US], /ˈaʊəz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ours.ogg [US]
  1. If something is ours it belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.
    Sense id: simple-ours-en-pron-~QuoZEjU Categories (other): Genitive pronouns
     
{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Genitive pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This land has been ours for years."
        },
        {
          "text": "Is this bag yours or ours?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is ours it belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun."
      ],
      "id": "simple-ours-en-pron-~QuoZEjU",
      "raw_tags": [
        "possessive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ours.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "hours"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ours"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Genitive pronouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This land has been ours for years."
        },
        {
          "text": "Is this bag yours or ours?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is ours it belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "possessive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊəz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ours.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "hours"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ours"
}

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