Us
pronounThe objective form of 'we', referring to the speaker together with one or more other people.
How to spell us
2 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce us
What does us mean?
- pronounThe objective form of 'we', referring to the speaker together with one or more other people.
Us in a sentence
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The manager gave us the afternoon off.
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The hotel offered us a room with a view of the harbour.
Where does us come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
The word 'us' descends directly from the Old English ūs, the dative and accusative form of the pronoun 'we', and it has been part of the language since its earliest written records. It traces back to the Proto-Germanic uns, which is also the source of the German uns and Dutch ons, all carrying the same meaning of 'us'. Further back still lies the Proto-Indo-European root ns-, a reduced form connected to the first-person plural. Because it is such an ancient and frequently spoken word, its spelling has stayed remarkably short and stable across the centuries, never picking up the silent letters that complicate longer words. Its close relatives 'we' and 'our' share the same family, all describing the speaker together with others.
How the word is built
- us (objective form of the first-person plural pronoun 'we', from Old English ūs)
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