we

About 1756.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. pronoun Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s). Excluding the person(s) being addressed.

   We are here to arrest you.

2. pronoun Excluding the person(s) being addressed.

   We are here to arrest you.

3. pronoun Including the person(s) being addressed.

   We need to have a talk, you and me.

4. pronoun The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for.

   We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.

5. pronoun Any other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.

   I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.

6. pronoun People in general.

   We live and learn.

7. pronoun The sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch.

   We are Queen of all these Isles.

8. pronoun Everyone being addressed.

   Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?

Similar words

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Often followed by

have are can were had must may shall will do

Word family

We Wed