we

1 of 2

pronoun

ˈwē 

plural in construction

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

We live here.

We would like to order now.

We had a party at school.

compare i, our, ours, us

2

: i entry 1

—used by sovereigns

—used by writers to keep an impersonal character

3

: you sense 1

—used coaxingly

We don't want to wake our guests, do we?

, encouragingly

We are looking much better this morning.

, or in sarcasm

A little snippy, are we?

We

2 of 2

abbreviation

variants or Wed

Wednesday

Word History

Etymology

Pronoun

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

First Known Use

Pronoun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

we

pronoun

(ˈ)wē 

1

: I and one or more others

2

: i

—used by a monarch or an editor or writer