Definitions
Pronoun for the speaker together with one or more others.
Word origin
From Middle English we, from Old English wē (“we”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, *wiz (“we”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“we (plural)”). Cognate with Scots wee, we (“we”), North Frisian we (“we”), West Frisian wy (“we”), Low German wi (“we”), Dutch we, wij (“we”), German wir (“we”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vi (“we”), Icelandic vér, við (“we”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬨 (vaēm), Sanskrit वयम् (vayám).
Used in a sentence
“We are here to arrest you.”
“It’s time to overcome queasiness and restraint. We, the liberal and progressive people of the world, are at war with the far right to save the earth.”
“We need to have a talk, you and me.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues
01“First-person plural”2 letters
02“Speaker and others”2 letters
03“Speaker group”2 letters
04“The speaker and others”2 letters
05“You and I, perhaps”2 letters
06“Speaker's group”2 letters
07“The group speaking”2 letters
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