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.
a female person or animal.
an object or device considered as female or feminine.
refers to a female person or animal
she is a doctor
she's a fine mare
refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
an informal word for it 1
she's apples
she'll be right
See he 1.
1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the 1; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he 1, her
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“They ignored me, and one of them said he only spoke Italian,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
On Tuesday, her brother said doctors had reduced Stewart's medication so she could wake up briefly from an induced coma.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
“We had quite a nice lifestyle, and now we’ve cut back so much,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
She said she encountered the vehicle at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and 26th Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Joey doesn’t have much with her when she leaves the orphanage.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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