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

us

pronoun
 
/əs/, strong form
 
/ʌs/
 
/əs/, strong form
 
/ʌs/
the object form of we
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  1. used when the speaker or writer and another or others are the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be
    • She gave us a picture as a wedding present.
    • We'll take the dog with us.
    • Hello, it's us back again.
  2. (British English, informal) me
    • Give us the newspaper, will you?
  3. Word OriginOld English ūs, accusative and dative of we, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ons and German uns.
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