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
He vandt to pe in ze bataille: he vas in ze bataille—seven lance troo 'im, seven; Peecton, Inglis Officer.
From The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes by Anstey, F.
“It’s an attractive opportunity for a PE buyer to further consolidate” the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Manchester's Nico O'Reilly has the city's 0161 dialling code tattooed on his arm, while Declan Rice keeps in touch with his old PE teacher at Grey Court School near Kingston upon Thames.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
Only PE, history and psychology have seen recruitment above the target, producing a surplus in these subjects.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Having English after PE is awful because Ms. Jacobs is tough and she hates tardies.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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
Today they are $27, with a p/e ratio of 16, barely above the average.
From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014
Referring to the company’s price to earnings ratio, he says Sirius is “moving into a decent p/e due to recent dividend payments.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2014
GM has a p/e of 6.6, which means it's a slow grower.
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
Coach Ken Osorio walks around campus and visits P.E. classes seeking students to play for the football team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
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
And three cheers for those Van Nuys players recruited out of P.E. class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025
The only time I’ve ever seen him run for the sake of running is when we had to do the timed mile in P.E. last fall.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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