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[uhs]

pronoun

the objective case of we, used as a direct or indirect object: They took us to the circus. She asked us the way.

Informal. (used in place of the pronoun we in the predicate after the verb to be): It's us!

Informal. (used instead of the pronoun our before a gerund): She graciously forgave us spilling the gravy on the tablecloth.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Gothic uns

Usage note
2, 3. See me.

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Us is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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Example Sentences

What the political and legal precedents tell us about the prospects for the tough new law.

Thank you for your interest in helping us to improve.

Please contact us via e-mail or phone if you have any questions.

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What the political and legal precedents tell us about the prospects for the tough new law.

Thank you for your interest in helping us to improve.

Please contact us via e-mail or phone if you have any questions.

But thinking about fast food makes us impatient about other things, too, according to a.

But there are those who say it's making us lose our edge.

Tri-tip is one of our favorite cuts for grilling, and this recipe reminds us why: a gorgeous browned crust and juicy meat.

Most of us have at some point owned a car so utterly lame it could only be called an automotive atrocity.

So we're asking you to give us the local point of view by making a video about.

Many of us have felt that way, and now scientists say they know why.

Evolution helps us imagine what aliens might be like.

Powerful telescopes show us the remote planets and faraway galaxies that our puny retinas cannot see.

The power of plants and their ability to capture moods as well as to transport us fascinates him.

It's your turn to tell us what cars you really, really want to drive.

Our approach to holiday leftovers could help us eat better all year long.

US intelligence agency aims to forecast unrest by reading the runes of social media.

Smithsonian's wide-ranging mummy collection still speaks to us from centuries past.

Huge double blooms, with layers of pink and cream petals, remind us of cool sorbet.

But this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control.

Magicians dazzle us by exploiting loopholes in the brain's circuitry for perceiving the world and paying attention.

Salt literally gives us life, and reminds us of the origins of all life in the primordial.

The sun sparkles on the water and small waves roll politely toward us.

It helped us thrive in ancient times, and in our modern world it makes us feel connected to others-as long as it is done properly.

We are at our best as a nation when trying times lead us to redemption, growth and inspiration.

Debates about the yellow paint on the exterior-not everyone loves it-prompt us to go with a cool palette of blues, teals.

We take it for granted that our hair dryers won't send us to the emergency room and our toothbrushes won't make us go numb.

My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.

Small remnants of toys, bottles and packaging persist in the ocean, harming marine life and possibly even us.

Each of us as individuals may see a clear course to fulfilling our wants and needs.

Sad part is, the rest of us trying to do something suffer as a result.

It can bring us to tears or to our feet, drive us into battle or lull us to sleep.

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United States.

United States highway (used with a number): US 66.

Uncle Sam.

United Service.

United States.

where mentioned above. Origin:
< Latin ubi suprā

as above: a formula in judicial acts, directing that what precedes be reviewed.

Origin:
< Latin ut suprā

noun, plural U's or Us, u's or us.

the 21st letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.

any spoken sound represented by the letter U or u, as in music, rule, curious, put, or jug.

something having the shape of a U.

a written or printed representation of the letter U or u.

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter U or u.

plural pronoun, possessive our or ours, objective us.

nominative plural of I.

(used to denote oneself and another or others): We have two children. In this block we all own our own houses.

(used to denote people in general): the marvels of science that we take for granted.

(used to indicate a particular profession, nationality, political party, etc., that includes the speaker or writer): We in the medical profession have moral responsibilities.

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.

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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.

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.

(used in the predicate following a copulative verb): It is we who should thank you.

(used in apposition with a noun, especially for emphasis): We Americans are a sturdy lot.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English wē; cognate with Dutch wij, German wir, Old Norse vēr, Gothic weis

pronoun

the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.

noun

(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).

Metaphysics. the ego.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i; Old English ic, ih; cognate with German ich, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, OCS azŭ, Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit ahám

Usage note
See me.

noun

a Burmese title of respect applicable to a man: used before the proper name.

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us¹ (ʌs)

—*pron*
1.	refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people: don't hurt us; to decide among us
2.	refers to all people or people in general: this table shows us the tides
3.	an informal word for me : give us a kiss!
4.	when used by editors, monarches, etc, a formal word for me
5.	chiefly (US) a dialect word for ourselves : we ought to get us a car

us²

—*the internet domain name for*
	United States

US or U.S.

—*abbreviation for*
	United States

U.S. or U.S.

—*abbreviation for*

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Word Origin & History

12c. shortening of O.E. ic, first person sing. nom. pronoun, from P.Gmc. *ekan (cf. O.Fris. ik, O.N. ek, Norw. eg, Dan. jeg, O.H.G. ih, Ger. ich, Goth. ik), from PIE *ego(m) (cf. Skt. aham, Hitt. uk, L. ego, Gk. ego, Rus. ja). Reduced to i by 1137 in northern England, it began to be capitalized c.1250

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to mark it as a distinct word and avoid misreading in handwritten manuscripts.

"The reason for writing I is ... the orthographic habit in the middle ages of using a 'long i' (that is, j or I) whenever the letter was isolated or formed the last letter of a group; the numeral 'one' was written j or I (and three iij, etc.), just as much as the pronoun." [Otto Jespersen, "Growth and Structure of the English Language," p.233]

The form ich or ik, especially before vowels, lingered in northern England until c.1400 and survived in southern dialects until 18c. The dot on the "small" letter -i- began to appear in 11c. L. manuscripts, to distinguish the letter from the stroke of another letter (such as -m- or -n-). Originally a diacritic, it was reduced to a dot with the introduction of Roman type fonts. The basic word for "I" in Japanese is watakushi, but it is not much used. Words that boys usually use are boku (polite) or ore (OH-ray), a rougher word, which can be rude depending on the situation. Girls usually use atashi (a feminine-sounding word) or the neutral watashi, but a tomboy might use boku like boys do.

O.E. us (cognate with O.S., O.Fris. us, O.N., Swed. oss), accusative and dative pl. of we, from PIE *ns- (cf. Skt. nas, Avestan na, Hittite nash "us;" Gk. no "we two;" L. nos "we, us;" O.C.S. ny "us," nasu "our;" O.Ir. ni, Welsh ni "we, us"). The -n- is preserved in Gmc. in Du. ons, Ger. uns.

O.E. we, from P.Gmc. *wiz (cf. O.S. wi, O.N. ver, Dan. vi, O.Fris. wi, Du. wij, O.H.G., Ger. wir, Goth. weis "we"), from PIE *wei- (cf. Skt. vayam, O.Pers. vayam, Hitt. wesh "we," O.C.S. ve "we two," Lith. vedu "we two"). The "royal we" (use of plural pronoun to denote oneself) is at least as old as

"Beowulf" (c.725); use by writers to establish an impersonal style is also from O.E.; it was especially common 19c. in unsigned editorials, to suggest staff consensus, and was lampooned as such since at least 1853 (cf. also wegotism).

for historical evolution, see V. Used punningly for you by 1588 ["Love's Labour's Lost," V.i.60], not long after the pronunciation shift that made the vowel a homonym of the pronoun. As a simple shorthand (without intentional word-play), it is recorded

from 1862. Common in business abbreviations since 1923 (e.g. U-Haul, attested from 1951).

U.S.

abbreviation for United States, attested from 1834.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

The symbol for the element iodine.
iThe symbol for current.

U ³

The symbol for the element uranium.

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Science Dictionary

iodine (ī'ə-dīn') Pronunciation Key
Symbol I
A shiny, grayish-black element of the halogen group. It is corrosive and poisonous and occurs in very small amounts in nature except for seaweed, in which it is abundant. Iodine compounds are used in medicine, antiseptics, and dyes. Atomic number 53; atomic weight 126.9045; melting point 113.5°C; boiling point 184.35°C; specific gravity (solid, at 20°C) 4.93; valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Periodic Table.

Abbreviation of uracil
The symbol for uranium.

uranium (y

-rā'nē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol U
A heavy, silvery-white, highly toxic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series. It has 14 known isotopes, of which U 238 is the most naturally abundant, occurring in several minerals. Fissionable isotopes, especially U 235, are used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Atomic number 92; atomic weight 238.03; melting point 1,132°C; boiling point 3,818°C; specific gravity 18.95; valence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. See Periodic Table.

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Computing Dictionary

US definition

Unit Separator

us definition

networking
The country code for the United States.
Usually used only by schools, libraries, and some state and local governments. Other US sites, and many international ones, use the non-national top-level domains .com, .edu etc.
(1999-01-27)

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