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.
a female person or animal.
an object or device considered as female or feminine.
refers to a female person or animal
she is a doctor
she's a fine mare
refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
an informal word for it 1
she's apples
she'll be right
See he 1.
1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the 1; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he 1, her
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She has only recently finished paying £20,000 of debt repayments after borrowing less than half that amount.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
She booked a visit to a South Korean clinic offering “elf ear” injections.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
She notes that a proposed coal mining project near Union Bay in 2011 faced strong opposition.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
She said Pratt and Bass want to finish first and second in the June 2 primary, and then face each other in the Nov. 3 runoff election.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
She takes them and starts to speak, hesitates, then says, “Mvto.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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