us

symbol

1. Alternative form of μs.

pronoun

1. Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed.

   “Don't treat us like idiots.”

2. Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed.

   “Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift.”

3. 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:

   “Who's there? — Us. (or) — It's us.”

4. Any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.

   “It's not true that the rest of Europe hates us.”

determiner

1. Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (objective case).

   “It's not good enough for us teachers.”

2. Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (subjective case).

3. Our.

   “We'll have to throw us food out.”

noun

1. The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person.

   “There is no us.”

noun

1. Alternative form of u's.