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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
As of this week, there are at least 800 cases of measles in the U.S. across 25 states.
The U.S. has been moving toward this moment for decades, says Mina, long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became health secretary.
While measles’ mortality rate is relatively low compared with other diseases—about 0.2 percent of people infected with measles in the U.S. will die—the hospitalization rate is incredibly high: 20 percent, for people who haven’t been vaccinated.
Additionally, with only 4,400 clinical psychologists in the U.S., they are in short supply.
One promising solution is to authorize the more widely available Speech-Language Pathologists — who number 180,800 in the U.S. — to conduct autism evaluations.
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