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wee
A short time or short distance.
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noun
A short time or short distance.
adjective
Small, little.
“You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.”
noun
Urine.
An act of urination.
“I need to have a wee”
verb
To urinate.
pronoun
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
(personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
(personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
(personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
“How are we all tonight?”
(personal, often considered patronising) A second- or third-person pronoun for a person in the speaker's care.
“How are we feeling this morning?”
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You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.
I need to have a wee
How are we all tonight?
How are we feeling this morning?
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