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

This photostriction effect is reversible and can be repeated again and again, she said.

From Science Daily

The original golden touch belonged to King Midas, who loved it until he accidentally killed his daughter by turning her into a gold statue.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think we're seeing a lot more of them come to us because they don't know how to cope," she said.

From BBC

Tirayut says his oldest daughter, six, "had nosebleeds, a rash, and an allergic reaction in her eyes, to the point where her eyelids were swollen".

From BBC

However, she refused to promise any immediate support for drivers, emphasising the need to keep the public finances under control.

From BBC

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