we

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   Used by a speaker to refer to themselves and one or more other people.

   We are glad you are here.

2. 2
   pron

   Used to refer to people in general, including the speaker.

   We all make mistakes sometimes.

3. 3
   pron

   Used to refer to a group, organization, or country that the speaker belongs to.

   At our school we wear a uniform.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyder. Proto-Germanic *wīz Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ Old English wē Middle English we English we From Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with Scots wee, we (“we”), North Frisian we (“we”), West Frisian wy (“we”), Low German wi (“we”), Dutch we, wij (“we”), German wir (“we”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vi (“we”), Icelandic vér, við (“we”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Sanskrit वयम् (vayám).

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