Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s).
Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Including the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Any other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
People in general.first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
The sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Everyone being addressed.colloquial, first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
An individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. (Sometimes called the nurse's we or the doctor's we.)colloquial, first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Used to refer to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.colloquial, first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun, uncommon
Used to connect to or include readers or listeners.
Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners. (Compare the plural of modesty.)colloquial, first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Used in explanatory or procedural writing, such as mathematical explanations, to imply inclusion of the reader in the undertaking.first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Used when talking to oneself to refer to oneself.colloquial, first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
The side which is keeping score.first person, nominative, personal, plural, pronoun
Us.Geordie
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I suppose that behind each thing we have to do, there's something we want to do...
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