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US /əs/ UK /ʌs/ See IPA manual

Freq #79

Meanings

1

pron
The object form of 'we'; the speaker together with one or more other people.

Don't treat us like idiots.
2

pron
Used after a verb or preposition to include the speaker and the listener.

Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift.

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Derived forms them-and-usus-and-themus-and-them-ismusses

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

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-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”).

us Middle English ūs Old English *uns Proto-Germanic

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# us

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** pron
**IPA (US):** /əs/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌs/
**Frequency rank:** 79

## Meanings
1. The object form of 'we'; the speaker together with one or more other people.
2. Used after a verb or preposition to include the speaker and the listener.

## Examples
- Don't treat us like idiots.
- Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift.

## Derived Forms
- them-and-us
- us-and-them
- us-and-them-ism
- usses

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: us
- Root: ūs
- Root: *uns

## 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-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”).

## AI Etymology
Us is from Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”). The historical chain runs through Middle English us, Old English ūs, Proto-West Germanic *uns, Proto-Germanic *uns.

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