pron
us
uhs
pron
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The object form of "we" — used to refer to the speaker together with one or more other people.
"She invited us to dinner on Saturday."
"Can you give us a moment to talk it over?"
How to Use Us
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe word you use for "me and others" whenever "we" isn't grammatically the right form — for example, as the object of a verb ("help us") or after a preposition ("with us").
Common mistake
Don't use "us" as the subject of a sentence ("Us went to the shop" is wrong) — use "we" for the subject and "us" for the object.
Common pairings
help us
with us
between us
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Etymology
From Old English ūs, the dative/accusative form of "we," going back to a very old Indo-European root shared with Latin nōs and German uns.