we

we  (w)

pron.

1. Used by the speaker or writer to indicate the speaker or writer along with another or others as the subject: We made it to the lecture hall on time. We are planning a trip to Arizona this winter.

2. Used to refer to people in general, including the speaker or writer: "How can we enter the professions and yet remain civilized human beings?" (Virginia Woolf).

3. Used instead of I, especially by a writer wishing to reduce or avoid a subjective tone.

4. Used instead of I, especially by an editorialist, in expressing the opinion or point of view of a publication's management.

5. Used instead of I by a sovereign in formal address to refer to himself or herself.

6. Used instead of you in direct address, especially to imply a patronizing camaraderie with the addressee: How are we feeling today?

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[Middle English, from Old English w; see we- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Appositive nouns or noun phrases sometimes lead writers and speakers to choose incorrect pronoun forms. Thus us is frequently found in constructions such as Us owners will have something to say about the contract, where we is required as the subject of the sentence. Less frequently, we is substituted in positions where us should be used, as in For we students, it's a no-win situation. In all cases, the function of the pronoun within the sentence should determine its form, whether or not it is followed by a noun or noun phrase. See Usage Notes at be, I¹.

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we [wiː]

pron (subjective)

1. refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people we should go now

2. refers to all people or people in general the planet on which we live

3.

a.  a formal word for I¹ used by editors or other writers, and formerly by monarchs

b.  (as noun) he uses the royal we in his pompous moods

4. Informal used instead of you with a tone of persuasiveness, condescension, or sarcasm how are we today?

[Old English wē, related to Old Saxon wī, Old High German wir, Old Norse vēr, Danish, Swedish vi, Sanskrit vayam]

Translations

we [wiː] PRON (for emphasis, to avoid ambiguity) → nosotros/as
you've got kids but we haven't → vosotros tenéis hijos pero nosotros no
we English → nosotros los ingleses
it's we who → somos nosotros quienes ...
they work harder than we do → trabajan más que nosotros

Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:

we were in a hurry → teníamos prisa
we were dissatisfied with the service → estábamos insatisfechos con el servicio

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we [ˈwiː](STRONG) [wi] pron pl → nous
We're staying here for a week → Nous restons une semaine ici.
We all make mistakes → Nous faisons tous des erreurs.
We spoke to him. You didn't → Nous lui avons parlé. Pas vous.

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we

pron → wir; the royal we → der Pluralis Majestatis, der Majestätsplural; the editorial we → der Autorenplural; (in narrative) → das Wir des Erzählers; how are we this morning? (inf) → wie geht es uns (denn) heute Morgen? (inf)

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we [wiː] pers pron pl → noi
we understand → abbiamo capito (stressed) → noi sì che abbiamo capito
here we are → eccoci
we Italians → noi or noialtri italiani
as we say in Florence ... → come si dice a Firenze...
we all make mistakes → tutti possiamo sbagliare

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we [wiː] pers pron pl → noi
we understand → abbiamo capito (stressed) → noi sì che abbiamo capito
here we are → eccoci
we Italians → noi or noialtri italiani
as we say in Florence ... → come si dice a Firenze...
we all make mistakes → tutti possiamo sbagliare

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we

pron we [wiː]

(used only as the subject of a verb) the word used by a speaker or writer in mentioning himself or herself together with other people We are going home tomorrow. ons نَحْنُ ние my vi wir (pl.) εμείς nosotros; nosotras meie ما me nous אֲנַחנוּ हम mi mi kami við noi 私達は (I의 복수형) 우리 mes mēs kami, kita wij vi my nós noi мы my mi mi vi พวกเรา; เรา; คนเรา biz 我們 ми ہم chúng tôi; chúng ta 我们

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we → نحن my vi wir εμείς nosotros me nous mi noi 私たちは 우리 wij vi my nós мы vi พวกเรา biz chúng ta 我们