us ( s)pron. The objective form of we. 1. Used as the direct object of a verb: She saw us on the subway. 2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered us free tickets to the show. 3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to us. 4. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's us. See Usage Note at we. 5. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: We decided to get us another car. See Note at me. [Middle English, from Old English  s; see nes-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
US, US
abbreviation for
(Placename) United States
us1
pron (objective)
1. refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people don't hurt us to decide among us
2. refers to all people or people in general this table shows us the tides
3. an informal word for me1 give us a kiss!
4. a formal word for me1 used by editors, monarchs, etc.
5. Chiefly US a dialect word for ourselves when used as an indirect object we ought to get us a car
[Old English ūs; related to Old High German uns, Old Norse oss, Latin nōs, Sanskrit nas we]
Usage: See at me1
us2
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for United States
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  US - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) snake dance - a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) trust busting - (law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws) Boston Tea Party - demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea recall - the act of removing an official by petition American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl maquiladora - an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border slave market - a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War) totem - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians) southernism - an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US) shamanism - any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes) Social Security number - the number of a particular individual's Social Security account joint resolution - a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto) Bill of Rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Athabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir) inaugural, inaugural address - an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) tart - a small open pie with a fruit filling teacake - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea partridge - flesh of either quail or grouse cola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) combination in restraint of trade - (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) State Department - a department of government in one of the 50 states department of the federal government, federal department, federal office - a department of the federal government of the United States federation of tribes, tribe - a federation (as of American Indians) NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security OAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation nation - a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation" independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road" |
Translations
US N ABBR =United States the US → EE.UU., Estados Unidos
in the US → en Estados Unidos
the US Army/government → el Ejército/gobierno estadounidense
us [ʌs] PRON
in the US → en Estados Unidos
the US Army/government → el Ejército/gobierno estadounidense
us [ʌs] PRON
1. (direct/indirect object) → nos
they helped us → nos ayudaron
look at us! → ¡míranos!
give it to us → dánoslo
they gave us some brochures → nos dieron unos folletos
see if you can find us some food → mira a ver si nos encuentras algo de comer
they helped us → nos ayudaron
look at us! → ¡míranos!
give it to us → dánoslo
they gave us some brochures → nos dieron unos folletos
see if you can find us some food → mira a ver si nos encuentras algo de comer
2. (after prepositions, in comparisons, with the verb to be) → nosotros/as
why don't you come with us? → ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
several of us → varios de nosotros
he is one of us → es uno de nosotros
both of us → los dos
they are older than us → son mayores que nosotros
as for us English, we → en cuanto a nosotros los ingleses, ...
it's us → somos nosotros
why don't you come with us? → ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
several of us → varios de nosotros
he is one of us → es uno de nosotros
both of us → los dos
they are older than us → son mayores que nosotros
as for us English, we → en cuanto a nosotros los ingleses, ...
it's us → somos nosotros
US [ˌjuːˈɛs] (=United States)
us [ˈʌs](STRONG) [əs] pron
n abbr
the US → les États-Unis mpl
I arrived in the US in 1976 → Je suis arrivé aux États-Unis en 1976.
the US → les États-Unis mpl
I arrived in the US in 1976 → Je suis arrivé aux États-Unis en 1976.
modif [dollars, army, government, citizen] → américain(e) (des États-Unis d'Amérique)
us [ˈʌs](STRONG) [əs] pron
(gen) → nous
They helped us → Ils nous ont aidés.
They gave us a map → Ils nous ont donné une carte.
There wasn't room for us all → Il n'y avait de place pour nous tous.
They need us → Ils ont besoin de nous.
neither of us → aucun(e) d'entre nous
Neither of us forgot about it → Aucun d'entre nous n'a oublié.
They helped us → Ils nous ont aidés.
They gave us a map → Ils nous ont donné une carte.
There wasn't room for us all → Il n'y avait de place pour nous tous.
They need us → Ils ont besoin de nous.
neither of us → aucun(e) d'entre nous
Neither of us forgot about it → Aucun d'entre nous n'a oublié.
(= me) give us a chance! → soyez cool!
US abbr of United States → USA pl
us
us
pers pron
us [ʌs] pers pron pl
us [ʌs] pers pron pl
a. (direct, indirect) → ci; (stressed, after prep, in comparatives) → noi
they saw us → ci hanno visto
they're older than us → sono più vecchi di noi
we had some suitcases with us → avevamo con noi delle valigie
let's go → andiamo
us Scots → noialtri Scozzesi
they saw us → ci hanno visto
they're older than us → sono più vecchi di noi
we had some suitcases with us → avevamo con noi delle valigie
let's go → andiamo
us Scots → noialtri Scozzesi
b. (fam) (me) give us a kiss → dammi un bacino
us [ʌs] pers pron pl
a. (direct, indirect) → ci; (stressed, after prep, in comparatives) → noi
they saw us → ci hanno visto
they're older than us → sono più vecchi di noi
we had some suitcases with us → avevamo con noi delle valigie
let's go → andiamo
us Scots → noialtri Scozzesi
they saw us → ci hanno visto
they're older than us → sono più vecchi di noi
we had some suitcases with us → avevamo con noi delle valigie
let's go → andiamo
us Scots → noialtri Scozzesi
b. (fam) (me) give us a kiss → dammi un bacino
pron us [as]
(used as the object of a verb or preposition) the speaker or writer plus one or more other people She gave us a present; A plane flew over us. ons إيانا: ضَمير المفعول به للمُتَكَلِّمين нас nám, nás os uns εμάς, μας nos, nosotros; nos, nosotras meie, meid, meile ما meille, meidän, meidät nous אוֹתָנוּ हमें, हमको mi, nas minket; nekünk okkur noi, ci, ce 我々を (we의 목적격 mus, mums mūs; mums kita ons oss nam, nas nos pe noi; nouă, ne, ni нам(и) nám, nás nas, nam nas oss เรา bizi, bize 我們(受格) нас, нам, нами ہم سب chúng tôi, chúng ta （宾格）我们
us → الولايات المتحدة, نا námi, US os, USA uns, USA εμάς, Η.Π.Α. EE.UU., nos me, USA nous, USA nas, SAD noi, Stati Uniti 私たちを, 米国 US, 우리를 ons, VS oss, USA nas, Stany Zjednoczone EUA, nós,nos нас, Соединенные Штаты oss, USA เรา, สหรัฐอเมริกา Birleşik Devletler, biz chúng ta, nước Mỹ 我们, 美国
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