pe
noun
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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pe
1 American
[pey]
/ peɪ /
Or
peh
noun
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the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.
PE
2
American
abbreviation
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Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
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Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct.
p/e
3
American
Or
P/E,
abbreviation
p.e.
4
American
Or
P.E.
abbreviation
P.E.
5
American
abbreviation
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Petroleum Engineer.
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physical education.
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Presiding Elder.
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Statistics. probable error.
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Professional Engineer.
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Protestant Episcopal.
PE
1
British
abbreviation
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physical education
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potential energy
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Presiding Elder
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(esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)
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Also: p.e. printer's error
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statistics probable error
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Protestant Episcopal
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(in South Africa) Port Elizabeth
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Peru (international car registration)
pe
2
British
/ peɪ, pe /
noun
pe
3
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of pe
1895–1900; < Hebrew pē, akin to peh mouth
Vocabulary lists containing pe
Example Sentences
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Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio" — a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams that translates literally as "cold foot."
From US News ● Jun. 25, 2014
Italy was the latest victim of what local media have taken to calling Jagger's "pe frio", a term describing the bad luck that he brings teams.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2014
At Neah Bay the average was 1.0 fish pe rod, and just over half the catch was coho.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2010
Once a chapter is written out in longhand, it is typed by her friend, Sculptor Penelo pe Jardine, 51.
From Time Magazine Archive
I say tat to you id pe most pecoming; you pe a she-pear——" "A she-bear!
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de
Growing up on a council estate in Bradford, Wright admits despite loving PE and maths he "struggled" at school.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“It’s an attractive opportunity for a PE buyer to further consolidate” the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
She used “too much Lululemon,” as well as Alo and PE Nation to round out the athleisure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
"As a young girl, I really had to rely on coaches and PE teachers to guide me on my journey of wanting to be a footballer," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
How I changed for PE in the locker room stalls.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
On a trailing p/e basis, the benchmark index is at 25.7 times earnings compared with an average of 15 since 1900.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Amazon with a p/e ratio close to 100 is treated like Apple with a p/e in the lower teens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2019
But why not abandon finance altogether, as some investors want, especially because the markets nowadays value it, like banks, at a far lower p/e ratio than GE’s industrial businesses?
From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014
But Sam Hamadeh, chief executive of PrivCo, calculates that even with a p/e of 65, Facebook's shares are worth about $24-$25 a piece.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012
The average p/e ratio for the past 20 years is 20.4.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 6, 2010
The kids racing down the linoleum hallway take Spanish, art, p.e. and government here.
From Time Magazine Archive
Corey Kitani has been a P.E. teacher for six years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
He asked his mother, a P.E. teacher at Chatsworth, “Will it be expensive for me?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
To turn around the Van Nuys High football program, coach Ken Osorio started walking around campus, visiting P.E. classes and attending school events looking for students to join his team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
“We go to P.E. classes all the time,” Osorio said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
It’s not a P.E. day so it won’t matter.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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