she

¹ American  

[shee] / ʃi /

pronoun

singular nominative

she,

possessive

her, hers,

objective

her,

plural nominative

they,

possessive

their, theirs,

objective

them

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

2. the woman.

   She who listens learns.

3. anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine.

   spring, with all the memories she conjures up.

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noun

plural

shes

1. a female person or animal.

2. an object or device considered as female or feminine.

s/he ² American  

[shee-er-hee, shee-hee] / ˈʃi ərˈhi, ˈʃiˈhi /

pronoun

1. she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid a gender-specific pronoun when the gender of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant.

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she British  

/ ʃiː /

pronoun

1. refers to a female person or animal

   she is a doctor

   she's a fine mare

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

3. an informal word for it 1

   she's apples

   she'll be right

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noun

1. 1. a female person or animal

   2. ( in combination )

      she-cat

Gender

See he ¹, me, they.

See he ¹.

Etymology

Origin of she

1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the ¹; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; he ¹, her

Example Sentences

It feels like she’s reached right out of the phone and slapped me.

From Literature

Well, I’m not happy, but there’s very little I can do about it if that’s what she wants.

From Literature

I’d never say anything to her about it in case she ended up dropping me completely.

From Literature

So I know her text is just a joke.

From Literature

Karly’s parents are divorced and she bounces between them at weekends and in the holidays.

From Literature

Related Words

• I
• he
• it
• sie
• they
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• xe
• you
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• zie