Meaning of us | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)
   personal, pronoun
2. We, us.
3. Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed. (inclusive us.)
   personal, pronoun
4. 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
   personal, pronoun
5. Any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
   personal, pronoun
6. People in general.
   personal, pronoun
7. The person(s) being addressed.
   colloquial, personal, pronoun
8. Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.
   colloquial, personal, pronoun
9. Me.
   Commonwealth, colloquial, personal, pronoun, usually
10. Me (in all contexts).
    Northumbria, personal, pronoun

Equivalents

Examples

“Don't treat us like idiots.”

“Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift.”

“Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...”

“Who's there? — Us. (or) — It's us.”

“Who's going to go? — Us. We'll go.”

“It's not true that the rest of Europe hates us.”

“I went to watch my favourite team play Real Madrid, but they thrashed us 5-0.”

“Grief ages us.”

“Come on! Wakey wakey! Let's get us up and out of bed, please.”

“Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First let's get us a few ingredients that we'll need ...”

“Give us a look at your paper.”

“Fetch us a cold beer from the fridge, would you.”

“She's turned the weans against us!”

“(talking to oneself) Now then ... let me see ... I hope I'm doing this right ... if we just connect these two wires together ... if it gives us a shock then ... Ow!”

“Look at us while ye’re speakin tiv us.”

“Could ye dee that for us?”

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