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

Josephina Finch from Canterbury said she wanted to have the procedure because she "liked a curvy look" and "having an hourglass figure".

From BBC

In tightly controlled Russia, her life is defined by solitude.

From Barron's

Gonzalez Valencia was released from prison last year after reportedly serving time for suspicious payments related to a car wash she owned.

From Barron's

There could be demands for access to Zimbabwe's significant mineral resources, she said, warning of possible "unintended consequences that far exceed the compensation they are seeking".

From Barron's

They first sparked dating rumors in July, when they were seen enjoying a meal together in Montreal, just one month after it was revealed that Perry had split from her fiancé, Orlando Bloom.

From MarketWatch

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