pron
ours
OW-uhz
pron
1
The thing or things belonging to the speaker and others, used without a following noun.
"That car in the driveway is ours."
"Their garden is nice, but ours has more flowers."
How to Use Ours
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe stand-alone version of "our" — used instead of, not alongside, a noun.
Common mistake
Never write "our's" with an apostrophe — "ours" has none, just like "his" and "hers."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
ours plural
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Etymology
Formed in Middle English from "our" plus "-s," following the same pattern as "his."