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we

 
pronunciation:
wi
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: pronoun
definition 1: used in reference to the speaker and one or more others.
We became partners.
definition 2: used by a sovereign in formal statements instead of I to impart an impersonal quality.
definition 3: used by a writer or editor to create an impersonal tone.
definition 4: often used in reference to people, collectively.
We are destroying our planet.
Homophone Note
The words we and wee (very small or early) sound alike but have different meanings.