s/he
1 Americanpronoun
pronoun
singular nominative
she,possessive
her, hers,objective
her,plural nominative
they,possessive
their, theirs,objective
them-
the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
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the woman.
She who listens learns.
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anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine.
spring, with all the memories she conjures up.
noun
plural
shes-
a female person or animal.
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an object or device considered as female or feminine.
pronoun
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refers to a female person or animal
she is a doctor
she's a fine mare
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refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
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an informal word for it 1
she's apples
she'll be right
noun
Gender
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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“That’s Mr. Drysdale out there in the yard. Where is his robe, for decency’s sake? And what’s he doing?”
From Literature
The 20th century became the age of the consumer, thanks in large part to Henry Ford, who needed someone to buy all of the Model T’s he was producing.
From Barron's
The 20th century became the age of the consumer, thanks in large part to Henry Ford, who needed someone to buy all of the Model T’s he was producing.
From Barron's
Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian lauded the president’s move in a post on the social-media website X. In a direct message to Barron’s, he said Opendoor is “definitely not an institutional investor,” adding that the company sells the homes it buys instead of holding on to them.
From Barron's
Opendoor CEO Kaz Nejatian lauded the president’s move in a post on the social-media website X. In a direct message to Barron’s, he said Opendoor is “definitely not an institutional investor,” adding that the company sells the homes it buys instead of holding on to them.
From Barron's
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