us
The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified personThe relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person.
There is no us.
Us is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
- North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Examples
26233 sentencesWhy aren't you coming with us?
Чому ти не йдеш з нами? — deniko
ruПочему ты не идёшь с нами? — marafon
deWieso kommst du nicht mit uns? — MUIRIEL
English is not easy for us.
Англійська непроста мова для нас. — deniko
ruАнглийский не простой для нас. — Balamax
deEnglisch fällt uns schwer. — raggione
It's not us who did it.
Не ми це зробили. — User55521
ruЭто не мы сделали. — shanghainese
deDas haben nicht wir gemacht. — Cocolate
This work is difficult for us.
Це важка для нас робота. — deniko
ruЭта работа трудная для нас. — Balamax
deDiese Arbeit ist schwierig für uns. — Tamy
Our uncle bought us movie tickets.
Наш дядько купив нам квитки в кіно. — deniko
ruНаш дядя купил нам билеты в кино. — afyodor
deUnser Onkel hat uns Kinokarten gekauft. — Wolf
Origin
From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”).
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Forms
plural: usesSynonyms
8 synonyms- North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776:United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmericathe StatesU.S.USAU.S.A.merica
See also
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