we
Part of speech: pron
det
Morphological type: simple
Topics: bridge
games
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wéyder.
Proto-Germanic *wīz
Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ
Old English wē
Middle English we
English we
From Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with Scots wee, we (“we”), North Frisian we (“we”), West Frisian wy (“we”), Low German wi (“we”), Dutch we, wij (“we”), German wir (“we”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vi (“we”), Icelandic vér, við (“we”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Sanskrit वयम् (vayám).
Inflected forms:
form: us
pos: pron
tags: objective
form: our
pos: pron
tags: determiner
possessive
form: ours
pos: pron
tags: possessive
pronoun
without-noun
form: ourselves
pos: pron
tags: reflexive
form: ourself
pos: pron
tags: reflexive
singular
Senses:
gloss: Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s).
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: We are here to arrest you.
It’s time to overcome queasiness and restraint. We, the liberal and progressive people of the world, are at war with the far right to save the earth.
gloss: Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s).
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: We need to have a talk, you and me.
gloss: The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.
As the government, we have a duty to ensure public safety.
In light of the promulgation of the aforementioned laws and decisions, we (the administration) propose to make the following amendments to local legislation to implement the relevant requirements on oath taking by public officers.
gloss: Any other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.
In English, we do not inflect adjectives for gender.
gloss: People in general.
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: We live and learn.
We still have much to learn about quantum mechanics.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
gloss: The sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: We are Queen of all these Isles.
Everything we do is so wholesome.
gloss: Everyone being addressed.
pos: pron
tags: colloquial
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?
gloss: An individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. (Sometimes called the nurse's we or the doctor's we.)
pos: pron
tags: colloquial
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning?
You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.
“Well, my dear ma’am, and how are we?” inquired Wosky in a soothing tone. / “Very ill, doctor—very ill,” said Mrs. Bloss in a whisper.
Are we ready to go to bed, sweetie?
gloss: Used to refer to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.
pos: pron
tags: colloquial
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
uncommon
examples: "I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "I'm afraid we aren't too good today."
gloss: Used to connect to or include readers or listeners.
pos: pron
tags: colloquial
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First we take 200 g of butter and we whisk in 200 g of sugar. Next, we ...
All Vice President [Mike] Pence has to do is send it back to the states to recertify and we become president and you are the happiest people.
[Today is] not a day to think about fishing so we will get back to working on the shelter. [cut in video] Cool, so I guess the best analogy for this, then, is that we've basically framed the house, and now we get to shingle.
The elephant in the room, you know, we had a stroke back in May.
gloss: Used to connect to or include readers or listeners.
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: To solve the equation, we first collect all the terms in x on one side.
gloss: Used when talking to oneself to refer to oneself.
pos: pron
tags: colloquial
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
examples: Now then ... let me see ... I hope I'm doing this right ... if we just connect these two wires together ...
gloss: Us.
pos: pron
tags: West-Country
archaic
first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
gloss: The side which is keeping score.
pos: pron
tags: first-person
nominative
personal
plural
pronoun
gloss: Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as belonging to or constituting the stated category of people.
pos: det
examples: We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.
We the undersigned wish to express our disapproval.
Derived words: are we deadass
are we there yet
as we know it
as we speak
author's we
can we say
even as we speak
here we are
here we go
here we go again
Houston, we have a problem
imperial we
lest we forget
let's not and say we did
shall we say
the devil we know is better than the devil we don't
the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know
the poor we will always have with us
the real treasure is the friends we made along the way
there we go
this is where we came in
this is why we can't have nice things
today we are all
until we meet again
we all bleed red
we all make mistakes
we are where we are
we aye
we been knew
we come in peace
we-group
we have always been at war with Eastasia
we have company
we haven't got all day
we live in a society
we-uns
we wuz kangz
we wuz kangz n sheeit
we wuz kangz n shiet
what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive
where are we
where are we going
Translations:
lang: Abinomn
word: awp
lang: Abkhaz
word: ҳара
roman: ḥara
lang: Abom
word: neː
lang: Afar
word: nanu
lang: Afrikaans
word: ons
lang: Aghwan
word: 𐔷𐔰𐕎
roman: žan
lang: Akan
word: yɛn
lang: Albanian
word: ne
lang: Southern Altai
word: бис
roman: bis
lang: Alviri-Vidari
word: جیمه
roman: jime
lang: Amharic
word: እኛ
roman: ʾəña
lang: Arabic
word: نَحْنُ
roman: naḥnu
lang: Chadian Arabic
word: أنحن
roman: ʔanīna
lang: Arabic
word: احنا
roman: ʔíḥna
lang: Arabic
word: نحنا
roman: niḥna
lang: Arabic
word: إحنا
roman: ʔíḥna
lang: Tunisian Arabic
word: أَحْنَا
roman: ʔaḥnā
lang: Aragonese
word: nusatros
lang: Aragonese
word: nusatras
lang: Aramaic
word: אֲנַחְנָא
roman: ʾănaḥnā
lang: Aramaic
word: אֲנַן
roman: ʾănan
lang: Aramaic
word: ܐ̄ܢܲܚܢܲܢ
roman: naḥnan
lang: Aramaic
word: ܚ̱ܢܲܢ
roman: ḥənan
lang: Armenian
word: մենք
roman: menkʻ
lang: Old Armenian
word: մեք
roman: mekʻ
lang: Aromanian
word: noi
lang: Assamese
word: আমি
roman: ami
lang: Asturian
word: nosotros
lang: Asturian
word: nosotras
lang: Avestan
word: 𐬬𐬁 du
roman: vā
lang: Avestan
word: 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨
roman: vaēm
lang: Azerbaijani
word: biz
lang: Bakhtiari
word: ایما
roman: imâ
lang: Bambara
word: an
lang: Bangi
word: biso
lang: Bashkir
word: беҙ
roman: beź
lang: Basque
word: gu
lang: Beja
word: hinin
lang: Belarusian
word: мы
roman: my
lang: Bengali
word: আমরা
roman: amra
lang: Breton
word: ni
lang: Bulgarian
word: ни́е
roman: níe
lang: Burmese
word: ကျုပ်တို့
roman: kyuptui.
lang: Burmese
word: တို့
roman: tui.
lang: Burmese
word: ကျွန်တော်တို့
roman: kywantautui.
lang: Burmese
word: ကျွန်မတို့
roman: kywanma.tui.
lang: Burmese
word: ငါတို့
roman: ngatui.
lang: Burushaski
word: mî
lang: Buryat
word: бидэ
roman: bide
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: мы
roman: mŷ
lang: Catalan
word: nosaltres
lang: Chamicuro
word: a'ti
lang: Chichewa
word: ife
lang: Falam Chin
word: kanmah
lang: Tedim Chin
word: ei
lang: Chinese
word: вәму
roman: vəmu
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 我各儂 /我各侬
roman: nguāi-gáuk-nè̤ng
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 我個俚 /我个俚
roman: ngo³ go li
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 我等
roman: ngo³ diin
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 𠊎兜
roman: ngài-têu
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 𠊎等
roman: ngài-tén, ngài-tên, ngài-nên
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 𠊎等人
roman: ngai² dên¹ ngin² / ngai² dên³ ngin²
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 我們 /我们
roman: ghe² me
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 俺們 /俺们
roman: ghan² me / gha² me
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 我們 /我们
roman: wǒmen
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 俺們 /俺们
roman: ǎnmen
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 我人
roman: uòi-nêng
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 阿拉
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 伲
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 我們 /我们
roman: ngo³ men
lang: Chukchi
word: моргынан
roman: morgynan
lang: Chuvash
word: эпир
roman: ep̬ir
lang: Czech
word: my
lang: Dalmatian
word: nu
lang: Danish
word: vi
lang: Dutch
word: wij
lang: Dutch
word: we
lang: Dyirbal
word: ŋaliɖi
lang: Dyirbal
word: ŋanaɖi
lang: Edo
word: ìmà
lang: Edo
word: mà
lang: Efik
word: nnyin
lang: Emilian
word: nó
lang: Emilian
word: nuèter
lang: Esperanto
word: ni
lang: Estonian
word: meie
lang: Estonian
word: me
lang: Even
word: бу
roman: ʙu
lang: Evenki
word: бу
roman: bu
lang: Extremaduran
word: nusotrus
lang: Finnish
word: me
lang: French
word: nous
lang: French
word: on
lang: Old French
word: nos
lang: West-Frisian
word: wy
lang: Friulian
word: nô
lang: Friulian
word: noaltris
lang: Galician
word: nós
lang: Georgian
word: ჩვენ
roman: čven
lang: German
word: wir
lang: German
word: mir
lang: Bavarian German
word: mia
lang: Greek
word: εμείς
roman: emeís
lang: Ancient Greek
word: νώ
roman: nṓ
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἡμεῖς
roman: hēmeîs
lang: Gurani
word: ئێمە
roman: ême
lang: Haitian Creole
word: nou
lang: Hausa
word: múu
lang: Hausa
word: mún
lang: Hausa
word: múkà
lang: Hausa
word: bàmù...bá
lang: Hausa
word: záamù
lang: Hausa
word: mâa
lang: Hausa
word: múkàn
lang: Hausa
word: mù
lang: Hausa
word: múnàa
lang: Hausa
word: múkè
roman: e
lang: Hausa
word: báamàa
lang: Hebrew
word: אֲנַחְנוּ
roman: anákhnu
lang: Hebrew
word: אָנוּ
roman: ánu
lang: Hindi
word: हम
roman: ham
lang: Hopi
word: itam
lang: Hungarian
word: mi
lang: Hungarian
word: -ünk
lang: Icelandic
word: við
lang: Ido
word: ni
lang: Igala
word: àwa
lang: Igala
word: à
lang: Igbo
word: ànyị
lang: Indonesian
word: kita
lang: Ingrian
word: möö
lang: Interlingua
word: nos
lang: Irish
word: muid
lang: Irish
word: sinn
lang: Irish
word: muidne
lang: Irish
word: sinne
lang: Old Irish
word: sní
lang: Istriot
word: nu
lang: Italian
word: noi
lang: Italian
word: noialtri
lang: Izon
word: wó
lang: Izon
word: wónì
lang: Izon
word: wómịnị̀
lang: Japanese
word: 私達
roman: watashitachi
lang: Japanese
word: 我ら
roman: warera
lang: Japanese
word: 我々
roman: wareware
lang: Japanese
word: 僕ら
roman: bokura
lang: Japanese
word: 俺達
roman: oretachi
lang: Japanese
word: 俺等
roman: oira
lang: Japanese
word: うち
roman: uchi
lang: Japanese
word: 僕達
roman: bokutachi
lang: Japanese
word: 私ども
roman: watashidomo
lang: Jeju
word: 우리
roman: uri
lang: Kabuverdianu
word: anos
lang: Kabuverdianu
word: nu
lang: Kalmyk
word: бид
roman: bid
lang: Kalmyk
word: бидн
roman: bidn
lang: Kannada
word: ನಾವು
roman: nāvu
lang: Kashubian
word: më
lang: Kazakh
word: біз
roman: bız
lang: Khmer
word: យើង
roman: yəəng
lang: Kikuyu
word: ithuĩ
lang: Korean
word: 우리
roman: uri
lang: Korean
word: 저희
roman: jeohui
lang: Middle Korean
word: 우리
roman: wuli
lang: Old Korean
word: 吾里
lang: Kumyk
word: биз
roman: biz
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: em
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: me
lang: Kyrgyz
word: биз
roman: biz
lang: Ladino
word: mozotros
lang: Ladino
word: מוזוטרוס
lang: Ladino
word: mozós
lang: Lao
word: ພວກເຮົາ
roman: phūak hao
lang: Lao
word: ເຮົາ
roman: hao
lang: Lao
word: ຮາ
roman: hā
lang: Lao
word: ຕູ
roman: tū
lang: Lao
word: ເຜືອ
roman: phư̄a
lang: Lao
word: ເຜືອຂ້ອຽ
roman: phư̄a khǭi
lang: Latgalian
word: mes
lang: Latin
word: nōs
lang: Latvian
word: mēs
lang: Lingala
word: biso
lang: Lithuanian
word: mes
lang: Livonian
word: mēg
lang: Lombard
word: nun
lang: Louisiana Creole
word: nouzòt
lang: Louisiana Creole
word: nou
lang: Louisiana Creole
word: no
lang: Low German
word: wi
lang: Lü
word: ᦣᧁ
roman: haw
lang: Lü
word: ᦎᦴ
roman: ṫuu
lang: Lü
word: ᦎᦴᦃᦾᧉ
roman: ṫuuẋoay²
lang: Lü
word: ᦕᦴᧉᦃᦱᧉᦎᦴ
roman: ṗhuu²ẋaa²ṫuu
lang: Lü
word: ᦎᦴᦃᦱᧉ
roman: ṫuuẋaa²
lang: Lü
word: ᦣᦱᦎᦴ
roman: haaṫuu
lang: Macedonian
word: ние
roman: nie
lang: Manx
word: mayd
lang: Manx
word: shin
lang: Manx
word: shinyn
lang: Mauritian Creole
word: nou
lang: Mazanderani
word: اما
roman: amâ
lang: Middle English
word: we
lang: Mòcheno
word: biar
lang: Mon
word: ပိုဲ
roman: poi
lang: Mongolian
word: бид
roman: bid
lang: Mwani
word: ofwe
lang: Classical Nahuatl
word: tehhuān
lang: Classical Nahuatl
word: tehhuāntin
lang: Nanai
word: буэ
roman: bue
lang: Navajo
word: nihí du
lang: Navajo
word: danihí
lang: Neapolitan
word: nuje
lang: Nepali
word: हामी
roman: hāmī
lang: Ngarrindjeri
word: ngurn
lang: Nheengatu
word: yandé
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: vi
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: me
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: vi
lang: Occitan
word: nos
lang: Occitan
word: nosautres
lang: Church Slavic
word: мꙑ
roman: my
lang: Church Slavic
word: вѣ du
roman: vě
lang: Old East Slavic
word: мꙑ
roman: my
lang: Old English
word: wit du
lang: Old English
word: wē
lang: Old Turkic
word: 𐰋𐰃𐰕
lang: Oromo
word: nuyi
lang: Ossetian
word: мах
roman: max
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: ми
roman: mi
lang: Papiamentu
word: nos
lang: Pashto
word: موږ
roman: muẓ̌
lang: Pashto
word: مونږ
roman: mung
lang: Dari
word: مَا
roman: mā
lang: Iranian Persian
word: ما
roman: mâ
lang: Piedmontese
word: noi
lang: Pipil
word: tejemet
lang: Pipil
word: tehemet
lang: Polish
word: my
lang: Portuguese
word: nós
lang: Portuguese
word: a gente
lang: Prakrit
word: 𑀅𑀁𑀳𑁂
roman: aṃhe
lang: Prakrit
word: 𑀯𑀬𑀁
roman: vayaṃ
lang: Romanian
word: noi
lang: Romansh
word: nus
lang: Russian
word: мы
roman: my
lang: Northern Sami
word: moai du
lang: Northern Sami
word: mii
lang: Southern Sami
word: mijjieh
lang: Sardinian
word: nois
lang: Sardinian
word: noso
lang: Sardinian
word: nosu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sinn (nonemphatic)
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sinne
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ми̑
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mȋ
lang: Sicilian
word: nuàutri
lang: Sicilian
word: nui
lang: Sidamo
word: ninke
lang: Sindhi
word: اسين
roman: āsẽ
lang: Sinhalese
word: අපි
roman: api
lang: Slovak
word: my
lang: Slovene
word: mí
lang: Slovene
word: mé
lang: Somali
word: innaga
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: my
lang: Spanish
word: nosotros
lang: Spanish
word: nosotras
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: wi
lang: Swahili
word: sisi
lang: Swedish
word: vi
lang: Tajik
word: мо
roman: mo
lang: Talysh
word: əmə
lang: Taos
word: ną
lang: Tat
word: umu
lang: Tatar
word: без
roman: bez
lang: Ternate
word: ngomi
lang: Thai
word: เรา
roman: rao
lang: Tibetan
word: ང་ཐསོ
roman: nga thso
lang: Tigrinya
word: ንሕና
roman: nəḥna
lang: Tlingit
word: uháan
lang: Tocharian B
word: wene du
lang: Tocharian B
word: wes
lang: Tooro
word: itwe
lang: Turkish
word: biz
lang: Turkmen
word: biz
lang: Tuvan
word: бис
roman: bis
lang: Udi
word: йан
roman: jan
lang: Ukrainian
word: ми
roman: my
lang: Urdu
word: ہَم
roman: ham
lang: Uyghur
word: بىز
roman: biz
lang: Uzbek
word: biz
lang: Venetan
word: noaltri
lang: Venetan
word: noantri
lang: Venetan
word: nualtri
lang: Venetan
word: naltri
lang: Volapük
word: obs
lang: Walloon
word: nos
lang: Walloon
word: nozôtes
lang: Welsh
word: ni
lang: Welsh
word: ninnau
lang: Wolaytta
word: nu
lang: Wolaytta
word: nuuni
lang: Wolof
word: nun
lang: Yaghnobi
word: мох
roman: mox
lang: Yakut
word: биһиги
roman: bihigi
lang: Yámana
word: xan
lang: Yiddish
word: מיר
roman: mir
lang: Yoruba
word: àwa
lang: Yoruba
word: a
lang: Zande
word: ani
lang: Zazaki
word: ma (diq)
lang: Zealandic
word: oôns
lang: Zealandic
word: wulder
lang: Zealandic
word: me
lang: Zou
word: ei
lang: Zulu
word: thina
lang: ǃXóõ
word: īh
lang: ǃXóõ
word: īhʻī
lang: ǃXóõ
word: īsî
lang: ǃXóõ
word: īsîʻī
lang: Aklanon
word: kita
lang: Avar
word: нилъ
roman: nilˢ
lang: Aymara
word: jiwasa
lang: Aymara
word: jiwasanaka
lang: Central Bikol
word: kita
lang: Bislama
word: yumi
lang: Bislama
word: yumitupela du
lang: Bislama
word: yumitripela
lang: Bislama
word: yumipela
lang: Chechen
word: тхо
roman: txo
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 你我
roman: nei⁵ ngo⁵
lang: Chinese
word: 咱
roman: lán
lang: Chinese
word: 咱人
roman: lán-lâng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 咱們 /咱们
roman: zánmen
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 咱
roman: zán
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 你我
roman: nǐwǒ
lang: Teochew
word: 俺
roman: nang²
lang: Fijian
word: kedaru du
lang: Fijian
word: kedatou
lang: Fijian
word: keda
lang: Finnish
word: me
lang: Mbya Guarani
word: nhande
lang: Paraguayan Guarani
word: ñande
lang: Gujarati
word: આપણે
roman: āpaṇe
lang: Hadza
word: onebee
lang: Hadza
word: unibii
lang: Hawaiian
word: kāua du
lang: Hawaiian
word: kākou
lang: Hiligaynon
word: kita
lang: Hiri Motu
word: ita
lang: Indonesian
word: kita
lang: Ingush
word: тхо
roman: txo
lang: Kaitag
word: нихьва
roman: nixva
lang: Kaitag
word: ниххьва
roman: niꭓxva
lang: Laboya
word: yitta
lang: Malay
word: kita
lang: Malayalam
word: നമ്മൾ
roman: nammaḷ
lang: Manchu
word: ᠮᡠᠰᡝ
roman: muse
lang: Mansaka
word: kita
lang: Māori
word: tāua du
lang: Māori
word: tātou
lang: Maranao
word: kita
lang: Marathi
word: आपण
roman: āpaṇ
lang: Mori Bawah
word: kita
lang: Motu
word: ita
lang: Niuean
word: taua du
lang: Ojibwe
word: giinawind
lang: Old Tupi
word: îandé
lang: Pijin
word: iumi
lang: Quechua
word: ñuqanchik
lang: Rapa Nui
word: taua du
lang: Rapa Nui
word: tatou
lang: Samoan
word: tā du
lang: Samoan
word: tātou
lang: Santali
word: ᱟᱵᱚ
roman: abô
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: unu
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: un
lang: Tagalog
word: tayo
lang: Tamil
word: நாம்
roman: nām
lang: Tamil
word: நம்மள்
roman: nammaḷ
lang: Tausug
word: kita
lang: Telugu
word: మనము
roman: manamu
lang: Tetum
word: ita
lang: Tokelauan
word: tāua du
lang: Tokelauan
word: tā du
lang: Tokelauan
word: tātou
lang: Tok Pisin
word: yumi
lang: Tok Pisin
word: yumipela
lang: Udihe
word: минти
roman: minti
lang: Vietnamese
word: chúng ta
lang: Zhuang
word: raeuz
lang: Turkish
word: ikimiz