she

[ shee ]

/ ʃi /

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pronoun, singular nominative she,possessive her or hers,objective her;plural nominative they,possessive their or theirs,objective them.

the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.

the woman: She who listens learns.

anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.

noun, plural shes.

a female person or animal.

an object or device considered as female or feminine.

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Origin of she

1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of sethe¹; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he¹, her

usage note for she

See he¹, me, they.

Other definitions for she (2 of 2)

s/he

[ shee-er-hee, shee-hee ]

/ ˈʃi ərˈhi, ˈʃiˈhi /

pronoun

she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid he when the sex of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant.

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usage note for s/he

See he¹.

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How to use she in a sentence

“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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“The thing [North Korean government] want[s] the most is the non-release of this film,” Schiff said.
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A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
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He must be The saltest fish that swims the sea.And, oh!He has a secret woe!
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
En effet un soir, sa femme et enfans l'abandonnerent entierement, et s'en allerent cabaner ailleurs, pensant que c'en estoit vuid.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Mrs. S. said she was familiar with it from having heard Thomas's orchestra play it in New York.
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British Dictionary definitions for she

she

/ (ʃiː) /

pronoun (subjective)

refers to a female person or animalshe is a doctor; she's a fine mare

refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations

Australian and NZ an informal word for it 1 (def. 3) she's apples; she'll be right

noun

a female person or animal
(in combination)she-cat

Word Origin for she

Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun

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