she

[ shee ]

/ ʃi /

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pronoun, singular nominative she, possessive her or hers, objective her; plural nominative they, possessive their or theirs, objective them.

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.

noun, plural shes.

a female person or animal.

an object or device considered as female or feminine.

Nearby words

shazar, shaʿir, shcharansky, shcheglovsk, shcherbakov, she, she chi, she stoops to conquer, she'd, she'll, she's

Origin of she

1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the¹; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he¹, her

Usage note

See he¹, me, they.

Definition for shes (2 of 2)

she's

[ sheez ]

/ ʃiz /

contraction of she is.

contraction of she has.

Usage note

See contraction.

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Examples from the Web for shes

The nurse, cried Madame Ernests little girl; she says theres a spectre in our house, and that shes seen it in the garden.
Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII)|Charles Paul de Kock
Shes not here yet, commented Susan, as they entered the place of tryst.
Marjorie Dean, High School Junior|Pauline Lester
Shes stove in, and only her water-tight compartments keep her afloat.
Tom Fairfield at Sea|Allen Chapman
Shes making mistakes, he said wisely, on one of the many occasions when he discussed the absorbing subject with Tootles.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson

She has a private chapel, and shes going to have a private chaplain!
Mrs. Darrell|Foxcroft Davis

British Dictionary definitions for shes (1 of 2)

she

/ (ʃiː) /

pronoun (subjective)

refers to a female person or animalshe is a doctor; she's a fine mare

refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations

Australian and NZ an informal word for it 1 (def. 3) she's apples; she'll be right

noun

a female person or animal
(in combination)she-cat

Word Origin for she

Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun

xref

See me 1

British Dictionary definitions for shes (2 of 2)

she's

/ (ʃiːz) /

contraction of

she is or she has

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