American English

How to pronounce our

determinerA1Very common word
AHR

/ɑɹ/

One syllable.

Belonging to the person speaking and one or more other people, or connected with them.

What to listen for

In natural connected speech, “our” often sounds like “ar” (/ɑɹ/) when it is not emphasized. Said alone or with emphasis, it is usually /ˈaʊ.ɚ/ (“ow-er”), and you may also hear the one-syllable form /aʊɹ/.

Full form/ˈaʊ.ɚ/
Reduced form/ɑɹ/
One-syllable full form/aʊɹ/
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Meanings & examples

determiner

Belonging to the person speaking and one or more other people, or connected with them.

Our house is near the park.

We invited our new neighbors to dinner.

Good to know

Use our before a noun: our car. Use ours when the noun is not repeated: The car is ours.

Common phrases & grammar

our family · our home · our team · our company

our + noun

our + adjective + noun

Related words & forms

wesubject form for the same groupusobject form for the same groupourspossessive form used without a nounourselvesreflexive form for the same group