us
1 Americanpronoun
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the objective case of we, used as a direct or indirect object.
They took us to the circus. She asked us the way.
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Informal. (used in place of the pronoun we in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's us!
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun our before a gerund).
She graciously forgave us spilling the gravy on the tablecloth.
abbreviation
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Uncle Sam. Also U.S.
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United Service.
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United States. Also U.S.
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United States highway (used with a number).
US 66.
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pronoun
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refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people
don't hurt us
to decide among us
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refers to all people or people in general
this table shows us the tides
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an informal word for me 1
give us a kiss!
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when used by editors, monarches, etc, a formal word for me 1
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a dialect word for ourselves
we ought to get us a car
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unserviceable
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useless
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ubi supra
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ut supra
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Grammar
See me.
Etymology
Origin of us1
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Gothic uns
Origin of u.s.3
From Latin ubi suprā
Origin of u.s.4
From Latin ut suprā
Example Sentences
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And in accepting the award for actor in a drama series for “Paradise,” Sterling K. Brown added, “Like Sam said, they can’t erase us because there is no country without us.”
From Los Angeles Times
It's the city that brought us Oasis, Joy Division, the Stone Roses, the Hacienda nightclub and, more recently, the Parklife music festival.
From BBC
One Austrian climber told us that in harsh conditions, climbing Grossglockner "can feel like fighting to survive".
From BBC
"Before, it took us six to eight months to accumulate enough cargo to go to Venezuela," he told AFP.
From Barron's
The game maker Roblox puts it like this in its annual report: “Failure to address AI ethics issues by us or others in our industry could undermine public confidence in our use of AI.”
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