we

Definição

Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s).

Etimologia

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).

Frases de exemplo

• "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."