Word OURS: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

ours

🇺🇸 [aʊərz]

Meanings

Ours is a possessive pronoun that refers to something that belongs to the speaker and others. It is used to show ownership or possession, similar to the word 'our' but used independently in a sentence.

Examples

• The house is ours, and we have lived here for years.
• This book is ours, not yours.
• The decision is ours to make.

Synonyms

belonging to us • our property • ourselves

Antonyms

yours • theirs • his