language note: Us is the first person plural pronoun. Us is used as the object of a verb or a preposition.
1. pronoun
A speaker or writer uses us to refer both to himself or herself and to one or more other people. You can useus before a noun to make it clear which group of people you are referring to.
Neither of us forgot about it.
Heather went to the kitchen to get drinks for us.
They don't like us much.
He showed us aspects of the game that we had never seen before.
Another time of great excitement for us boys was when war broke out.
2. pronoun
Us is sometimes used to refer to people in general.
All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we are in danger.
Each of us will have our own criteria for success.
3. pronoun
A speaker or writer may use us instead of 'me' in order to include the audience or reader in what they are saying.
[mainly formal]
This brings us to the second question I asked.
4. pronoun
In non-standard English, us is sometimes used instead of 'me'.
[British, spoken]
'Hang on a bit,' said Eileen. 'I'm not finished yet. Give us a chance.'
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US
(juːes) also U.S.
proper noun [NOUN noun]
TheUS is an abbreviation for theUnited States.
The first time I saw TV was when I arrived in the U.S. in 1956.
They are to inherit 100,000 U.S. dollars.
us in British English1
(ʌs)
pronoun(objective)
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 me1
give us a kiss!
4. when used by editors, monarchs, etc, a formal word for me1
5. mainly US a dialect word for ourselves
we ought to get us a car
▶ USAGE See note at me1
Word origin
Old English ūs; related to Old High German uns, Old Norse oss, Latin nōs, Sanskrit nas we
us in British English2
the internet domain name for
United States
US in British English
or U.S.
abbreviation for
United States
United States in British English
(juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts)
plural noun
the United States
▶ USAGE The abbreviation for United States is US
u.s. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
ubi supra
2.
ut supra
US in American English
or U.S.
United States
us in American English
(ʌs)
pronoun
objective form of
we[help us; give us the books]
, also used as a predicate complement with a linking verb, although this usage is objectedto by some [it's us]
Word origin
ME us, ous (acc. & dat. of we: see we) < OE us, dat., but also used, beside usic, as acc., akin to Ger uns < IE base *ns- < *nes-, *nos-, pl. of *ne-, *no-, we > L nos, we
u.s. in American English
1.
as above
2.
where (mentioned) above
Word origin
(sense 1) L ut supra; (sense 2) L ubi supra
Examples of 'us' in a sentence
us
Anything west of the Mississippi is still Indian territory to us.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Perhaps in her way she'd been more prescient than any of us -- me, Marianne or her lover.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
The other day someone anonymously sent us a newspaper clipping, dated a few years back.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Word lists with
us
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In other languages
us
British English: us /ʌs/ PRONOUN
You use us to talk about yourself and the person or people with you.
He has invited us to a party.
American English: us
Arabic: نا
Brazilian Portuguese: nós,nos
Chinese: 我们
Croatian: mi
Czech: námi
Danish: os
Dutch: ons
European Spanish: nos objeto directo
Finnish: me
French: nous
German: uns
Greek: μας
Italian: noi
Japanese: 私たちを
Korean: 우리를
Norwegian: oss
Polish: nas
European Portuguese: nós,nos
Romanian: noi
Russian: нас
Latin American Spanish: nos
Swedish: oss
Thai: เรา
Turkish: biz
Ukrainian: нас
Vietnamese: chúng ta
British English: US /juː ɛs/ NOUN
The US is an abbreviation for the `United States'.
American English: US
Arabic: الوَلايَاتُ الـمُتَّحِدَة
Brazilian Portuguese: EUA Estados Unidos
Chinese: 美国
Croatian: SAD
Czech: USA
Danish: USA
Dutch: VS
European Spanish: EE.UU.
Finnish: USA
French: USA
German: USA
Greek: Η.Π.Α.
Italian: Stati Uniti
Japanese: 米国
Korean: US
Norwegian: USA
Polish: Stany Zjednoczone
European Portuguese: EUA Estados Unidos
Romanian: Statele Unite
Russian: Соединенные Штаты
Latin American Spanish: EE.UU.
Swedish: USA
Thai: สหรัฐอเมริกา
Turkish: Devletleri
Ukrainian: США
Vietnamese: nước Mỹ
Chinese translation of 'us'
us
(ʌs)
pron
我们(們) (wǒmen)
⇒ They need us.他们需要我们。 (Tāmen xūyào wǒmen.)
⇒ He brought us a present.他带给我们一份礼物。 (Tā dài gěi wǒmen yī fèn lǐwù.)
⇒ He lives with us.他和我们住在一起。 (Tā hé wǒmen zhù zài yīqǐ.)
US
n abbr
(= United States)
the US美国(國) (Měiguó)
U
or u
(juː)
n(c/u)
(= letter) 英语的第二十一个字母
All related terms of 'us'
U
( letter ) 英语的第二十一个字母
the US
美国(國) Měiguó
all of us
我们(們)中的所有人 wǒmen zhōng de suǒyǒu rén
each of us
我们(們)每个(個)人 wǒmen měigèrén
several of us
我们(們)中的几(幾)个(個) wǒmen zhōng de jǐ gè
none of us/them
我们(們)/他们(們)谁(誰)也没(沒) wǒmen/tāmen shuí yě méi
three of us went
我们(們)3人去了 wǒmen sān rén qù le
a few of us/them
我们(們)/他们(們)中的几(幾)个(個) wǒmen/tāmen zhōng de jǐ gè
luckily for me/us
我/我们(們)挺运(運)气(氣)的 wǒ/wǒmen tǐng yùnqi de
let us assume that ...
让(讓)我们(們)假设(設) ... ràng wǒmen jiǎshè ...
there are five of us
我们(們)有5个(個)人 wǒmen yǒu wǔ gè rén
they saw both of us
我们(們)两(兩)个(個)他们(們)都见(見)了 wǒmen liǎng gè tāmen dōu jiàn le