pronoun
we
Used by a speaker or writer to refer to a group consisting of that speaker or writer and one or more others.
We take turns cooking dinner in our shared apartment.
Etymology
The inherited pronoun includes the speaker with other people. Modern English preserves that first-person plural reference.
More examples
- If you join me now, we can catch the bus.
- My sister and I agree that we need help.
- As children, we spent every summer at our grandparents' house.