U
pronunciation
How to pronounce U in British English:
UK [ju:]
How to pronounce U in American English:
US [ju]
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- Adjective:
- (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use
Word Origin
- U
- for historical evolution, see V. Used punningly for you by 1588 ["Love's Labour's Lost," V.i.60], not long after the pronunciation shift that made the vowel a homonym of the pronoun. As a simple shorthand (without intentional word-play), it is recorded from 1862. Common in business abbreviations since 1923 (such as U-Haul, attested from 1951).
Example
- 1. I will use the symbol u to represent this .
- 2. There are currently over 30 games available for wii u , and 20 more are expected by march .
- 3. Yet despite the wii u 's refreshing features , its sluggish behavior makes it a product I can 't fully recommend .
- 4. A gloomy u with a long , flat bottom of weak growth is the likeliest shape of the next few years .
- 5. When using this option , you must also provide a fake - u / -- user option to activate the authentication code properly .