Meaning of “us” in the English Dictionary

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uspronoun

uk ​ strong /ʌs/ weak /əs/ us ​ strong /ʌs/ weak /əs/

us pronoun (GROUP)

A1 used as the object of a verb or a preposition to refer to a group that includes the speaker and at least one other person:

Thank you for driving us to the station.
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Subject and object pronounsPersonal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun: …
I, meWe use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form: …
YouWe use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural: …
He, him; she, herHe, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms: …
ItWe use it to refer to things: …
We, usWe use we and us to refer to different groups of people, but always including the speaker. We and us can refer to the speaker + the listener, or the speaker + other people but not the listener, or people in general including the speaker: …
They, themWe use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals: …

usdeterminer

uk ​ strong /ʌs/ /əs/ us ​ /ʌs/ /əs/ Northern English not standard

› our:

Where've you parked us car?

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the USnoun [ + sing/pl verb ]

uk ​ /ˌjuːˈes/ us ​ /ˌjuːˈes/

the USadjective

/ˌjuːˈes/ /ˌjuːˈes/

(Definition of “us” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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uspronoun [ pl ]

us ​ /ʌs, əs/

› the person speaking with other people included; the form of "we" that follows the verb:

Thanks for giving us a lift to the airport.

USnoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈjuˈes/

› abbreviation for United States:

a US citizen

(Definition of “us” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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