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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.

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.

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. a female person or animal

    2. ( in combination )

      she-cat
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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With oil prices still elevated, albeit off their recent $110- to $115-a-barrel highs, she said risks related to the conflict “are not gone, but we’ve come off max fears.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In a surprise announcement at the White House, she also called on Congress to hold a public hearing for his victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

When I met her, she called me Mr. Segel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Melania Trump said she had “never been friends with Epstein.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Maggie knew she wouldn’t quite be able to mimic Bernadette’s motions.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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