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Definition of we pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

we

pronoun
 
 
/wi/, strong form
 
/wiː/
 
/wi/, strong form
 
/wiː/
used as the subject of a verb
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  1.  
     I and another person or other people; I and you
    • We've moved to Atlanta.
    • We'd (= the company would) like to offer you the job.
    • Why don't we go and see it together?
  2.  
     people in general
    • We should take more care of our historic buildings.
    3. see also royal ‘we’
    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wij and German wir.
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