us

Meaning

Pron

1. Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
2. (colloquial) Me.
3. Our.
4. Me (in all contexts).

Det

The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.

Symbol

Alternative spelling of µs: microsecond

Noun

Alternative form of u's.

Concepts

us

we

our

ourselves

you and me

me

ours

to us

all of us

you

my

pals

them

they

for us

hammock

me and them

that

this

I

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌs/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé
Proto-Germanic *uns
Old English ūs
Middle English us
English us
From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne-, *nō-, *n-ge-, *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed while being used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”).

Sentences

My daughter , you want to prevent us from working ?

Turn out the lantern which gives us light .