we

we

W1S1 [wi strong wi:] pron [used as the subject of a verb]

[: Old English;]

1.) used by the person speaking or writing to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people

▪ 'Did you go into the supermarket?' 'No, we didn't.'

▪ Shall we stop for a coffee?

▪ So we all travelled down to Brighton together.

▪ We declare our support for a government of national unity.

▪ We Italians are proud of our history.

2.) used by a writer or speaker to include themselves and their readers or listeners

▪ As we saw in Chapter 4, slavery was not the only cause of the Civil War.

3.) people in general

▪ We live on a complex planet.

4.) formal used by a king or queen to refer to himself or herself

5.) spoken sometimes used to mean 'you' when speaking to children or people who are ill

▪ How are we feeling today, Mr. Robson?