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u.s.
1abbreviation for
- where mentioned above.
u.s.
2abbreviation for
- 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 verb to 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 for
- Uncle Sam. Also U.S.
- United Service.
- United States. Also U.S.
- United States highway (used with a number):
US 66.
U/S
1abbreviation for
- unserviceable
- useless
u.s.
2abbreviation for
- ubi supra
- ut supra
US
3abbreviation for
- United States
us
4/ ʌ /
pronoun
- refers to the speaker or writer and another person or other people
to decide among us
don't hurt 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
us
5the internet domain name for
- United States
Usage
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
Under Trump, the U.S. is deporting fewer people to Mexico than it was at this time last year, new data show.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that since Trump took office Jan. 20, the U.S. has deported 33,311 Mexicans.
U.S. federal data show deportations of all nationalities — not just Mexicans — are lagging behind Biden-era levels, and that at this rate, the Trump administration is unlikely to meet its goal of one million deportations annually.
Illegal border crossings have dropped to their lowest point this century, thanks to a Mexican campaign to interdict northbound migrants and Trump’s actions to end asylum at the U.S. border.
The Trump administration, however, has been focused on deporting migrants already inside the U.S., where locating, detaining and removing them is more complicated and more expensive than it is at the border.
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