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we

A1 pron

we /wi/ nghĩa là chúng tôi

Các nghĩa

  1. chúng tôi

    Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)

    first-person · nominative · personal · plural · pronoun

    We are here to arrest you.

  2. chúng ta

    Including the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)

    first-person · nominative · personal · plural · pronoun

    We need to have a talk, you and me.

  3. chúng tôi, chúng ta

    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

    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.

  4. 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

    I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.

    In English, we do not inflect adjectives for gender.

  5. People in general.

    first-person · nominative · personal · plural · pronoun

    We live and learn.

    We still have much to learn about quantum mechanics.

  6. trẫm

    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

    We are Queen of all these Isles.

    Everything we do is so wholesome.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. Everyone being addressed.

    colloquial · first-person · nominative · personal · plural · pronoun

    Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?

  2. 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

    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.

    “Well, my dear ma’am, and how are we?” inquired Wosky in a soothing tone. / “Very ill, doctor—very ill,” said Mrs. Bloss in a whisper.

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