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# we

«we» in Mova's school dictionary: **the speaker and other people together** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

pronoun (we, us, our, ours, ourselves)

### meaning for a pupil

1) We or us means the speaker and other people together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#m1)

2) We can mean all people: «We need water to live». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#m2)

3) (casual) «Us» is used for «me» in parts of the UK and Australia: «Give us a hand» means help me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#m3)

4) (casual) «We» can mean the speaker's team or country: «We won!» even if the speaker did not play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#m4)

5) (formal) Exams use «we» in rules («we observe that») or avoid it with «one», «it is» and the passive: «It is observed that». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

the class learning together; rules in maths are often said with «we»: «When we share equally, we divide»; phrases: «let us (let's)», «all of us», «our class», «we're four» (there are four of us); in casual talk «give us a go», «us lot», «we was» (nonstandard); in rough talk «we don't want you here» (excluding someone, unkind); in the exam voice «we observe that», «it is observed that», «one may deduce»

### examples

- We have 20 crayons in our class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x1)
- When we share equally, we divide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x2)
- We breathe in air through our noses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x3)
- Let's go to the park after lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x4)
- All of us went to the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x5)
- We made the cake ourselves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x6)
- we're 4, need 3 each, how many sausages then [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x7)
- Give us a hand with these boxes, will ya? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x8)
- We won 3 to 1, we're the best! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x9)
- Us lot are getting pizza, 2 slices each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x10)
- It is observed that the quantity is divisible by 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x11)
- One may deduce that each pupil receives 5 crayons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x12)
- "We have been asleep," they said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/#x13)

### note

Forms: we (subject), us (object), our (owner), ours. Carries no operation clue. Trap: «we're 4» or «there are 4 of us» counts the speaker too. «Give us» may mean «give me». «One» and «it is observed» are the exam's way of saying «we». Trap: «our» and «are» sound alike in some accents; «our» shows belonging.

### In the corpora

- [That night she opens her banking app and groans: "The app says we've spent eighty dollars on takeaways this month."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/7/)
- [We can do this."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/8/)
- [Grown-ups often say "we're expecting" instead of "pregnant".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/1/)
- [In Melbourne, Mum smiles at Dad over dinner and says, "We've got some news.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/3/)
- ["We're expecting" means a baby is growing inside Mum and will be born in a few months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «we» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/we/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.