Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uhs]
- /ʌs/
- /ˈəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhs]
- /ʌs/
Definitions of us word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of US Unit Separator 3
- noun plural us the 21st letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 1
- noun plural us any spoken sound represented by the letter U or u, as in music, rule, curious, put, or jug. 1
- noun plural us something having the shape of a U . 1
- noun plural us a written or printed representation of the letter U or u. 1
- noun plural us a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter U or u. 1
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Origin of us
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Gothic uns
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Us
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
us popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
us usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for us
noun us
- america — the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- land of opportunity — Arkansas (used as a nickname).