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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  We  \We\  (w[=e]),  pron.;  pl  of  I.  [Poss.  {Our}  our  or  {Ours} 
  (ourz);  obj.  {Us}  ([u^]s).  See  {I}.]  [As.  w[=e];  akin  to  OS 
  w[=i],  OFries  &  LG  wi  D.  wij,  G.  wir,  Icel.  v[=e]r,  Sw  & 
  Dan.  vi  Goth.  weis,  Skr.  vayam  [root]190.] 
  The  plural  nominative  case  of  the  pronoun  of  the  first 
  person;  the  word  with  which  a  person  in  speaking  or  writing 
  denotes  a  number  or  company  of  which  he  is  one  as  the 
  subject  of  an  action  expressed  by  a  verb 
 
  Note:  We  is  frequently  used  to  express  men  in  general, 
  including  the  speaker.  We  is  also  often  used  by 
  individuals,  as  authors,  editors,  etc.,  in  speaking  of 
  themselves,  in  order  to  avoid  the  appearance  of  egotism 
  in  the  too  frequent  repetition  of  the  pronoun  I.  The 
  plural  style  is  also  in  use  among  kings  and  other 
  sovereigns,  and  is  said  to  have  been  begun  by  King  John 
  of  England.  Before  that  time,  monarchs  used  the 
  singular  number  in  their  edicts.  The  German  and  the 
  French  sovereigns  followed  the  example  of  King  John  in 
  a.  d.  1200. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Our  \Our\,  possessive  pron.  [AS.  ?re  our  of  us  akin  to  ?s  us 
  to  us  and  to  G.  unser  our  of  us  Goth.  unsara  [root]186 
  See  {Us}.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  us  belonging  to  us  as  our  country;  our 
  rights;  our  troops;  our  endeavors.  See  {I}. 
 
  The  Lord  is  our  defense.  --Ps.  lxxxix 
  18. 
 
  Note:  When  the  noun  is  not  expressed,  ours  is  used  in  the 
  same  way  as  hers  for  her  yours  for  your  etc.;  as 
  whose  house  is  that?  It  is  ours 
 
  Our  wills  are  ours  we  known  not  how  --Tennyson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  -our  \-our\  [OF.  -our.] 
  See  {-or}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  I  \I\  ([imac]),  pron.  [poss.  {My}  (m[imac])  or  {Mine} 
  (m[imac]n);  object.  {Me}  (m[=e]).  pl  nom.  {We}  (w[=e]); 
  poss.  {Our}  our  or  {Ours}  (ourz);  object.  {Us}  ([u^]s).] 
  [OE.  i,  ich,  ic  AS  ic  akin  to  OS  &  D.  ik  OHG.  ih  G. 
  ich,  Icel.  ek  Dan.  jeg,  Sw  jag,  Goth.  ik  OSlav.  az',  Russ. 
  ia  W.  i,  L.  ego,  Gr  'egw`,  'egw`n,  Skr.  aham.  [root]179. 
  Cf  {Egoism}.] 
  The  nominative  case  of  the  pronoun  of  the  first  person;  the 
  word  with  which  a  speaker  or  writer  denotes  himself. 




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