American English

How to pronounce ours

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/ɑɹz/

One syllable.

Belonging to me and one or more other people.

What to listen for

“Ours” is commonly pronounced /ˈaʊ.ɚz/, and you may also hear the one-syllable form /aʊɹz/. In natural connected speech, it can be reduced to /ɑɹz/ when it is not emphasized.

Full form/ˈaʊ.ɚz/
Reduced form/ɑɹz/
One-syllable form/aʊɹz/
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Meanings & examples

pronoun

Belonging to me and one or more other people.

This seat is ours.

Those umbrellas are ours.

Good to know

Use ours by itself, after a verb, not before a noun. Use our before a noun.

Common phrases & grammar

[singular thing] + is + ours

[plural things] + are + ours

Useful expressions

one of ours

a person or thing belonging to our group

One of ours won the race.

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