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we
[wee]
–plural pronoun, possessive our or ours, objective us.
| 1. | nominative pl. of I. |
| 2. | (used to denote oneself and another or others): We have two children. In this block we all own our own houses. |
| 3. | (used to denote people in general): the marvels of science that we take for granted. |
| 4. | (used to indicate a particular profession, nationality, political party, etc., that includes the speaker or writer): We in the medical profession have moral responsibilities. |
| 5. | Also called the royal we. (used by a sovereign, or by other high officials and dignitaries, in place of I in formal speech): We do not wear this crown without humility. |
| 6. | Also called the editorial we. (used by editors, writers, etc., to avoid the too personal or specific I or to represent a collective viewpoint): As for this column, we will have nothing to do with shady politicians. |
| 7. | you (used familiarly, often with mild condescension or sarcasm, as in addressing a child, a patient, etc.): We know that's naughty, don't we? It's time we took our medicine. |
| 8. | (used in the predicate following a copulative verb): It is we who should thank you. |
| 9. | (used in apposition with a noun, esp. for emphasis): We Americans are a sturdy lot. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE wē; c. D wij, G wir, ON vēr, Goth weis
bef. 900; ME, OE wē; c. D wij, G wir, ON vēr, Goth weis

I
[ahy]
pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us; noun, plural I's.–pronoun
| 1. | the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself. |
–noun
| 2. | (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular). |
| 3. | Metaphysics. the ego. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME ik, ich, i; OE ic, ih; c. G ich, ON ek, L ego, Gk eg
, OCS azŭ, Lith aš, Skt ahám
bef. 900; ME ik, ich, i; OE ic, ih; c. G ich, ON ek, L ego, Gk eg
, OCS azŭ, Lith aš, Skt ahám
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Ours
Ours\, possessive pron. See Note under Our.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Ours
Spanish:
el (nuestro), la (nuestra), (los) nuestros, (las) nuestras,
German:
der, *die, *das Unsere,
Japanese:
私たちのもの
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