we — used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together
Part of speech: PRONOUN
Definition: used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together
Pronunciation (IPA): /wi/
Example Sentences
- We ate so much pizza that we turned into walking pepperonis.
- We study English every day to improve our skills.
- We laughed so hard that we forgot why we were laughing in the first place.
we
PRONOUN[/wi/]
used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'we' derives from Old English 'wē', a fundamental first-person plural pronoun inherited from Proto-Germanic. It traces back to the Indo-European root *wei-, one of the most ancient pronouns in the language family.
Breakdown
wē (Old English first-person plural pronoun) → we (Modern English), with the form remaining largely unchanged across centuries due to the grammatical stability of core pronouns.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“We ate so much pizza that we turned into walking pepperonis.”
“We study English every day to improve our skills.”
“We laughed so hard that we forgot why we were laughing in the first place.”
“We need to finish this project by tomorrow.”
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