abbr. 1. Uncle Sam 2. Uniform System (of lens aperture) 3. United States 4. United States highway |
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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. |
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