us
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/əs/]
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Senses
1. us (pron) — sense 1
Definition: Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)
Example: Don't treat us like idiots.
2. us (pron) — sense 2
Definition: Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed. (inclusive us.)
Example: Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift.
3. us (pron) — sense 3
Definition: We, used in the same circumstances where “me” would be used instead of “I”, e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula
Example: Who's there? — Us. (or) — It's us.
4. us (det) — sense 1
Definition: Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (objective case).
Example: It's not good enough for us teachers.
5. us (det) — sense 2
Definition: Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (subjective case).
Example: Us gays and lesbians in here got a reason to be bitching about the conditions.
6. us (det) — sense 3
Definition: Our.
Example: We'll have to throw us food out.
7. us (noun) — sense 1
Definition: The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person.
Example: There is no us.
No relations.
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