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Definition of 'we'

English

Pronoun

  • (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed).
  • (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed.
  • (personal) The speaker/writer alone.
  • (personal)
  • * {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=July-August|author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
  • |magazine=(American Scientist)|title= Stents to Prevent Stroke |passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}

    Determiner

    (en-det)
  • The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
  • We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.

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    Similar to 'we'

    wee, woe, wye, wae