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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"The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today."
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
An all-suffusing misplaced sense of propriety shouldn’t stop us from seeing the truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“Where it got a little tough for us is they asked for Jared Verse in return,” Snead said, “and similar to what Cleveland did at first, we were a ‘no.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
It's something many of us have experienced: You go on your phone to check something and - in the blink of an eye - you've been scrolling for an hour.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The first clip is of some guy, a few years older than us, running away from an officer.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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