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   we

   /wiː/

   pronoun

   • 1. used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together: "shall we have a drink?"
   • ▪ used to refer to the speaker together with other people regarded in the same category: "nobody knows kids better than we teachers do"
   • ▪ people in general: "we should eat as varied and well-balanced a diet as possible"
   • ▪ us or our: West Indian "thought you wasn't coming to look for we"
   • 2. used in formal contexts for or by a royal person, or by a writer or editor, to refer to himself or herself: "in this section we discuss the reasons for this decision"
   • 3. used condescendingly to refer to the person being addressed: "how are we today?"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wij and German wir.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

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