us

us · pronoun

imported

Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together as the object of a verb or preposition.

  2. 2.

    Used after the verb "to be" (informal).

  3. 3.

    Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself (British informal).

Related words

Antonyms: them
See also: me, our, them, we

Etymology

From Old English "us," from Proto-Germanic "uns," from Proto-Indo-European "ns-" meaning "us." The word is cognate with German "uns" and Dutch "ons." It has remained remarkably stable in form throughout the history of English.