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

There were leaks to the trades and tabloid press that parent company Paramount was looking to trim King’s salary or reduce her role at the network as a means to cut costs.

From Los Angeles Times

Emily Panuco, 26, of Parker, Ariz., on Friday visited her mother’s home in Big River, a California town along the Colorado River, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

“We take these concerns seriously and are actively investigating,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead they had intended to have a paddle, and were still dressed when they both somehow ended up in the pool, she said.

From BBC

She was admitted a day later as her condition deteriorated but doctors struggled to work out what was wrong with her.

From BBC

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