us /ʌs/pronoun 9determiner 3noun 1forms 2phrases 1 pronoun9 •Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed. (inclusive us.)Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift. •the person speaking together with at least one other person but not the listener, used when an action gets directed at this groupDon't treat us like idiots. •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 copulaWho's there? — Us. (or) — It's us.Who's going to go? — Us. We'll go. •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.I went to watch my favourite team play Real Madrid, but they thrashed us 5-0. •People in general.Grief ages us. •Me (in all contexts).Look at us while ye’re speakin tiv us.Could ye dee that for us? •(Commonwealth, informal) Me.Give us a look at your paper.Fetch us a cold beer from the fridge, would you. •(informal) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First let's get us a few ingredients that we'll need ... •(informal) The person(s) being addressed.Come on! Wakey wakey! Let's get us up and out of bed, please. determiner3 •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. •(nonstandard) Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (subjective case).Us gays and lesbians in here got a reason to be bitching about the conditions. — 1988 •(Northern-England) Our.We'll have to throw us food out. noun1 •(informal) The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person.There is no us.Us is the best thing that's ever happened to me. formsUSs · usses Phrases with us come down to usTo survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.
US adjective 2noun 3forms 1phrases 1 adjective2 •Abbreviation of unserviceable.The radio is US. •Abbreviation of undersize. noun3 •Initialism of the United States: a country in North America.ICANN is based in the US.The Gulf States are the US states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. •Initialism of ultrasonography or ultrasound. •Initialism of unconditioned stimulus. formsUSs Phrases with US come down to usTo survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.