we

pronoun, plural in construction \ˈwē\

Definition of WE

: I and the rest of a group that includes me : you and I : you and I and another or others : I and another or others not including you —used as pronoun of the first person plural — compare i, our, ours, us

: ¹i —used by sovereigns —used by writers to keep an impersonal character

Origin of WE

Middle English, from Old English wē; akin to Old High German wir we, Sanskrit vayam

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WE

b, be, bee, c, cay, cee, Cree, d, dee, Dee, dree, e, fee, flea, flee, free, g, gee, ghee, glee, gree, he, key, Key, knee, lea, lee, me, mi, p, pea, pee, plea, pree, quay, re, Rhee, scree, sea, see, she, si, ski, spree, sri, t, tea, tee, the, thee, three, ti, tree, twee, Twi, v, vee, wee, whee, ye, z, zee

We

abbreviation

Definition of WE

Wednesday

Variants of WE

We or Wed

WE Defined for Kids

we

pronoun \ˈwē\

Definition of WE for Kids

: I and at least one other

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