language note: We is the first person plural pronoun. We is used as the subject of a verb.
1. pronoun
A speaker or writer uses we to refer both to himself or herself and to one or more other people as a group. Youcan use we before a noun to make it clear which group of people you are referring to.
We both swore we'd be friends ever after.
We ordered another bottle of champagne.
Don't you think we should ask this young man some technical questions?
We students outnumbered our teachers.
2. pronoun
We is sometimes used to refer to people in general.
We need to take care of our bodies.
...the withdrawal symptoms that we all experience at the end of a long, close relationship.
3. pronoun
A speaker or writer may use we instead of 'I' in order to include the audience or reader in what they are saying, especially when discussing how a talk or book is organized.
[formal]
We will now consider the raw materials from which the body derives energy.
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we in British English
(wiː)
pronoun(subjective)
1.
refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people
we should go now
2.
refers to all people or people in general
the planet on which we live
3.
a. when used by editors or other writers, and formerly by monarchs, a formal word for I1
b.
(as noun)
he uses the royal we in his pompous moods
4. informal
used instead of you with a tone of persuasiveness, condescension, or sarcasm
how are we today?
Word origin
Old English wē, related to Old Saxon wī, Old High German wir, Old Norse vēr, Danish, Swedish vi, Sanskrit vayam
We in American English
Wednesday
we in American English
(wi)
pronounWord forms: singularI
1.
the persons speaking or writing
used to refer to the speaker or writer and another or others, sometimes includingthose addressed: personal pronoun in the first person plural: we is the nominative form, us the objective, ours the possessive, and ourselves (or, by a king, etc., ourself ) the reflexive and intensive; our is the possessive pronominal adjective
2.
I
used by a monarch, editor, judge, etc. to indicate that the authority of his or herposition or profession is represented
3.
you
used in direct address as in encouraging or admonishing an invalid, a child, etc.[shall we take our medicine now?]
Word origin
ME < OE, akin to Ger wir, Goth weis < IE base *we-, we > Sans vayám
Examples of 'we' in a sentence
we
I walked Charlotte back to her flat, and while we walked she asked me a lot of questions about Marianne and her painting.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
She's always saying we don't spend enough time, just the two of us.
Lisa Scottoline RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2001)
In other languages
we
British English: we /wiː/ PRONOUN
You use we to talk about yourself and one or more other people as a group.
We said we would always be friends.
American English: we
Arabic: نَحْنُ
Brazilian Portuguese: nós
Chinese: 我们
Croatian: mi
Czech: my
Danish: vi
Dutch: wij
European Spanish: nosotros
Finnish: me
French: nous
German: wir
Greek: εμείς
Italian: noi
Japanese: 私たちは
Korean: 우리
Norwegian: vi
Polish: my
European Portuguese: nós
Romanian: noi
Russian: мы
Latin American Spanish: nosotros
Swedish: vi
Thai: พวกเรา
Turkish: biz
Ukrainian: ми
Vietnamese: chúng ta
All related terms of 'we'
i
I is the ninth letter of the English alphabet.
wed
If one person weds another or if two people wed or are wed , they get married .
well
You say well to indicate that you are about to say something.
were
Were is the plural and the second person singular of the past tense of → be 1 .
we've
We've is the usual spoken form of 'we have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
here we are
You say ' here we are ' when you have just found something that you have been looking for.
as we know it
If you talk about a thing or system as we know it , you are referring to the form in which it exists now and which is familiar to most people.
here we go again
You use expressions such as ' here we go ' and ' here we go again ' in order to indicate that something is happening again in the way that you expected , especially something unpleasant .
I'll/we'll see
People say ' I'll see ' or ' We'll see ' to indicate that they do not intend to make a decision immediately , and will decide later .
shall I say shall we say
You use shall I say and shall we say in order to warn someone that what you are about to say may cause offence or be surprising .
where do we go from here?
If someone says ' Where do we go from here? ' they are asking what should be done next , usually because a problem has not been solved in a satisfactory way .
Chinese translation of 'we'
we
(wiː)
pl pron
我们(們) (wǒmen)
⇒ We live in London.我们住在伦敦。 (Wǒmen zhù zài Lúndūn.)
All related terms of 'we'
here we are!
( found it! ) 找到了！ zhǎodào le!
we have company
我们(們)有客人 wǒmen yǒu kèrén
we all sat down
我们(們)都坐下了 wǒmen dōu zuòxià le
we can walk some
我们(們)可以走一走 wǒmen kěyǐ zǒu yī zǒu
we drew a blank
( inf ) 我们(們)白费(費)心机(機)了 wǒmen báifèi xīnjī le
and neither did we
我们(們)也不 wǒmen yě bù
we can't have that
我们(們)绝(絕)不允许(許)那样(樣) wǒmen jué bù yǔnxǔ nàyàng
we talked about it
我们(們)谈(談)到了这(這)事 wǒmen tándàole zhè shì
we walked for miles
我们(們)走了几(幾)英里 wǒmen zǒule jǐ yīnglǐ
we were just going
我们(們)正要走 wǒmen zhèng yào zǒu
we were so worried
我们(們)非常担(擔)心 wǒmen fēicháng dānxīn
a system whereby we ...
我们(們)借以 ... 的一种(種)制度 wǒmen jièyǐ ... de yī zhǒng zhìdù
shall we say Tuesday?
星期二好吗(嗎)？ xīngqī'èr hǎo ma?
we are closely related
我们(們)是近亲(親) wǒmen shì jìnqīn
we had a great time
我们(們)玩得很快活 wǒmen wán de hěn kuàihuo
we stayed with friends
我们(們)和朋友们(們)呆在一起 wǒmen hé péngyoumen dāi zài yīqǐ
we're
we are
we didn't hurt ourselves
我们(們)没(沒)伤(傷)到自己 wǒmen méi shāngdào zìjǐ
we don't get a newspaper
我们(們)没(沒)买(買)到报(報)纸(紙) wǒmen méi mǎidào bàozhǐ
we have a crossed line
( Brit : on telephone ) 我们(們)的电(電)话(話)串线(線)了 wǒmen de diànhuà chuànxiàn le
we lived there for years
我们(們)住在那儿(兒)有好多年了 wǒmen zhù zài nàr yǒu hǎo duō nián le