WE


Meaning of WE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwē ]

pronoun, plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wē; akin to Old High German wir we, Sanskrit vayam

Date: before 12th century

1. : I and the rest of a group that includes me : you and I : you and I and another or others : I and another or others not including you — used as pronoun of the first person plural; compare i , our , ours , us

2. : i I — used by sovereigns; used by writers to keep an impersonal character

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.