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u.s.
1abbreviation
where mentioned above.
u.s.
2abbreviation
as above: a formula in judicial acts, directing that what precedes be reviewed.
us
3[uhs]
pronoun
the objective case of we, used as a direct or indirect object.
They took us to the circus. She asked us the way.
Informal.(used in place of the pronoun we in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's us!
Informal.(used instead of the pronoun our before a gerund).
She graciously forgave us spilling the gravy on the tablecloth.
US
4abbreviation
Uncle Sam. Also U.S.
United Service.
United States. Also U.S.
United States highway (used with a number).
US 66.
us
1/ ʌ /
pronoun
refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people
don't hurt us
to decide among us
refers to all people or people in general
this table shows us the tides
an informal word for me 1
give us a kiss!
when used by editors, monarches, etc, a formal word for me 1
a dialect word for ourselves
we ought to get us a car
U/S
2abbreviation
unserviceable
useless
u.s.
3abbreviation
ubi supra
ut supra
US
4abbreviation
United States
us
5abbreviation
United States
Grammar Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of u.s.1
Origin of u.s.2
Origin of u.s.3
Word History and Origins
Origin of u.s.1
Example Sentences
Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.
He stood alongside Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday at a news conference where Sen. Alex Padilla — the state’s first Latino U.S. senator — was handcuffed, forced to the ground and briefly held after interrupting Noem with a question.
A third individual was detained on the street for investigation for interference and released after being confirmed to be a U.S. citizen with no outstanding warrants.
“We have U.S. citizens who are being asked for their documents and not believed when they attest to the fact that they are U.S. citizens,” said Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
Even more families, including those legally in the U.S., said they wouldn’t attend Saturday’s now-cancelled concert, out of an abundance of caution that they could be sent arrested and have to spend weeks proving their legal status.
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