us1
/ʌs
/pronoun [first person plural]
1Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition: let us know we asked him to come with us both of us Compare with we.
1.1Used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’: it’s us or them they are richer than us
1.2North American informal To or for ourselves: we got us some good hunting
2 informal Me: give us a kiss
Usage
Is it correct to say they are richer than us, or is it better to say they are richer than we (are)? See personal pronoun (usage) and than.
Phrases
one of us
us and them (or them and us)
Origin
Old English ūs, accusative and dative of we, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ons and German uns.
Rhymes
US2
abbreviation
1United States.
2British Undersecretary.
3British informal Unserviceable; useless.