WE

Proper noun

WE

Initialism of Western Europe.

Anagrams

• EW, ew

Etymology

Pronoun

we first-person plural, nominative case (objective case us, reflexive ourselves, or, singular, ourself, possessive (with noun) our, possessive (without noun) ours)

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)

(personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)

(personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.

(personal, often considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.

Determiner

we

The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.

Anagrams

• EW, ew

Source: Wiktionary



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