Main Entry: we

Pronunciation: \ˈwē\

Function: pronoun, plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wē; akin to Old High German wir we, Sanskrit vayam

Date: before 12th century

1 : I and the rest of a group that includes me : you and I : you and I and another or others : I and another or others not including you —used as pronoun of the first person plural — compare i, our, ours, us
2 : ¹i —used by sovereigns —used by writers to keep an impersonal character