the objective case of we, used as a direct or indirect object.
They took us to the circus. She asked us the way.
Informal. (used in place of the pronoun we in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's us!
Informal. (used instead of the pronoun our before a gerund).
She graciously forgave us spilling the gravy on the tablecloth.
Uncle Sam. Also U.S.
United Service.
United States. Also U.S.
United States highway (used with a number).
US 66.
refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people
don't hurt us
to decide among us
refers to all people or people in general
this table shows us the tides
an informal word for me 1
give us a kiss!
when used by editors, monarches, etc, a formal word for me 1
a dialect word for ourselves
we ought to get us a car
unserviceable
useless
ubi supra
ut supra
See me.
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Gothic uns
From Latin ubi suprā
From Latin ut suprā
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Reality star Spencer Pratt has lost the race for Los Angeles mayor, with progressive city council member Nithya Raman advancing to face incumbent Karen Bass in November, US media outlets project.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"Is the iPhone Birth Control?" asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since 2007.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
In a brief phone call with the BBC, the US president denied the Israeli PM had defied him, saying: "If I tell him to do something, he does it."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The Kennedy Center on Monday dropped US President Donald Trump's name from the website of the performing arts venue.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
After medical school, he was appointed a surgeon in the US Navy.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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