Definitionen
1.PronounTwo or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s).
Excluding the person(s) being addressed."We are here to arrest you.; We need to have a talk, you and me."
2.PronounExcluding the person(s) being addressed."We are here to arrest you."
3.PronounIncluding the person(s) being addressed."We need to have a talk, you and me."
4.PronounThe institution which the speaker/writer is acting for."We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.; As the government, we have a duty to ensure public safety."
5.PronounAny other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc."I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.; In English, we do not inflect adjectives for gender."
6.PronounPeople in general."We live and learn.; We still have much to learn about quantum mechanics."
7.PronounThe sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch."We are Queen of all these Isles."
8.PronounEveryone being addressed."Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?"
9.PronounAn individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given."Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning?; You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight."
10.PronounUsed to refer to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.""I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "I'm afraid we aren't too good today.""
11.PronounUsed to connect to or include readers or listeners.
Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners."Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First we take 200 g of butter and we whisk in 200 g of sugar. Next, we ...; To solve the equation, we first collect all the terms in x on one side."
12.PronounUsed to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners."Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First we take 200 g of butter and we whisk in 200 g of sugar. Next, we ..."
13.PronounUsed in explanatory or procedural writing, such as mathematical explanations, to imply inclusion of the reader in the undertaking."To solve the equation, we first collect all the terms in x on one side."
14.PronounUsed when talking to oneself to refer to oneself."Now then ... let me see ... I hope I'm doing this right ... if we just connect these two wires together ..."
15.PronounUs.
16.PronounThe side which is keeping score.
17.DeterminerDesignates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as belonging to or constituting the stated category of people."We Canadians like to think of ourselves as different.; We the undersigned wish to express our disapproval."
18.Pronounus"He was a propa gadgie, and always bought we drinks after a long shift.; And what have you done for we since? Nowt!"