us
pronoun (ME) strong /ʌs/ weak /əs/ UK not standardDefinition
› (especially used in spoken English) me: Give us a light, mate. Give us it here and I'll see if I can mend it.Personal pronouns
(Definition of us pronoun (ME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'em
- 's
- her pronoun
- him pronoun (FEMALE/MALE)
- him pronoun (MALE)
- it pronoun (THING)
- moi pronoun
- number one noun (YOURSELF)
- personal pronoun noun
- s/he pronoun
- she pronoun
- thee pronoun
- they pronoun
- thou pronoun
- us pronoun (GROUP)
- we pronoun (ALL PEOPLE)
- we pronoun (GROUP)
- we pronoun (I)
- we pronoun (YOU)
- y'all pronoun
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