Us
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Us
Symbol
- Alternative form of μs.
Pronoun
- Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed.
"Don't treat us like idiots."
- Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed.
"Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift."
- 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:
"Who's there? — Us. (or) — It's us."
- Any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
"It's not true that the rest of Europe hates us."
- People in general.
"Grief ages us."
Determiner
- Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (objective case).
"It's not good enough for us teachers."
- Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (subjective case).
- Our.
"We'll have to throw us food out."
Noun
- Alternative form of u's.