Us
Pronunciation
- stressed enPR: Ås, IPA: /ÊŒs/
- unstressed IPA: /əs/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒs
Origin 1
From Middle English us, from Old English Å«s ("us", dative personal pronoun.), from Proto-Germanic *uns ("us"), from Proto-Indo-European *ne-, *nÅ-, *n-ge-, *n-sme- ("us"). Cognate with West Frisian us, ús ("us"), Low German us ("us"), Dutch ons ("us"), German uns ("us"), Danish os ("us"), Latin nÅs ("we, us").
Full definition of us
Pronoun
us
Determiner
- The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.It's not good enough for us teachers.
Origin 2
Symbol
us- Alternative spelling of µs