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us Lexical Profile
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• pronoun
Used by a speaker or writer to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition.
"The professor invited us to attend the afternoon seminar."
Used to refer to people in general, including the speaker or writer, as the object of a verb or preposition.
"History teaches us valuable lessons about human resilience and cooperation."
Word Nuance & Usage
In standard English, 'us' is the objective case of 'we' and should be used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., 'Give the tickets to us'), whereas 'we' is required for the grammatical subject (e.g., 'We bought the tickets'). In informal conversation, 'us' frequently replaces 'we' after linking verbs (e.g., 'It is us') or before a noun in apposition when functioning as an object.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'ūs', the dative and accusative plural form of 'wē' ('we'), from Proto-Germanic '*uns' and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*nes-', denoting the first-person plural pronoun.