nous — meaning in English

English meaning

• nous noun Practical common sense; the ability to think and act sensibly.
• us pron The object form of "we" — used to refer to the speaker together with one or more other people.
• we pron The speaker together with at least one other person.

Senses

nous is used for these senses in English:

• us We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:
• we The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)

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