vi — meaning in English

English meaning

• ourselves pron Used to refer back to the speaker and others as the same people affected by the action, or to emphasize that group.
• we pron The speaker together with at least one other person.

Senses

vi is used for these senses in English:

• ourselves (emphatic) Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.
• 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.)

we — full definition

1. pron The speaker together with at least one other person.
2. pron Used by a writer or publication to speak with institutional authority (the "editorial we").
3. pron Used by a monarch referring to themselves (the "royal we").

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