us

pronoun [first person plural]

1》 used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more others as the object of a verb or preposition.

    ↘used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’.

    ↘N. Amer. informal to or for ourselves.

2》 informal me.

Origin

OE ūs, accusative and dative of we, of Gmc origin.

Usage

Is it correct to say they are richer than us, or is it better to say they are richer than we (are)? See usage at than.