she
[ shee ]
/ ʃi /
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.
Nearby words
shazar, shaʿir, shcharansky, shcheglovsk, shcherbakov, she, she chi, she stoops to conquer, she'd, she'll, she's
Origin of she
Definition for she (2 of 3)
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.
Compare she/he.
Usage note
See he1.
Definition for she (3 of 3)
she's
[ sheez ]
/ ʃiz /
contraction of she is.
contraction of she has.
Usage note
See contraction.
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British Dictionary definitions for she (1 of 2)
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
xref
See me 1
British Dictionary definitions for she (2 of 2)
she's
/ (ʃiːz) /
contraction of
she is or she has
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