[wɪ], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people considered together
(e.g: shall we have a drink?)

- used in formal contexts for or by a royal person, or by a writer or editor, to refer to himself or herself
(e.g: in this section we discuss the reasons for this decision)

- used condescendingly to refer to the person being addressed
(e.g: how are we today?)


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Origin:
Old English we, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wij and German wir