pe

¹

or peh

[ pey ]

noun

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

PE

²

abbreviation for

1. Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use).
2. Biology, Ecology. possibly extinct ( def ).

p/e

³

or P/E, PE, P-E, p-e

abbreviation for

1. price-earnings ratio.

p.e.

⁴

or P.E.

abbreviation for

1. printer's error.

P.E.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Petroleum Engineer.
2. physical education.
3. Presiding Elder.
4. Statistics. probable error.
5. Professional Engineer.
6. Protestant Episcopal.

pe

¹

the internet domain name for

1. Peru

pe

²

/ peɪ; pe /

noun

1. the 17th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (פ or, at the end of a word, ף) transliterated as p or, when final, ph

PE

³

abbreviation for

1. physical education
2. potential energy
3. Presiding Elder
4. (esp in postal addresses) Prince Edward Island (Canadian Province)
5. Alsop.e printer's error
6. statistics probable error
7. Protestant Episcopal
8. (in South Africa) Port Elizabeth
9. Peru (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pe¹

1895–1900; < Hebrew pē, akin to peh mouth

Word History and Origins

Origin of pe¹

from Hebrew peh mouth

Example Sentences

Thomas Calverley taught PE at Adeyfield Academy, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, and believed he was talking to a 14-year-old boy in an online chat room.

From BBC

Hans Komm, Tuchel’s former PE teacher, told BBC Sport: "Thomas was an outstanding footballer. He played a vital role in the school football team, who were German champions in 1987."

From BBC

Although electronic chip timers record runners' completed laps, the unfinished final loop is measured - to three decimal places - by a race adjudicator with a wheel straight from a 1990s PE lesson.

From BBC

In 2022, the trial of former art and PE teacher Matthew George and care worker John Muldoon heard that violence and sexual abuse were "rife", with vulnerable children too scared to report their ordeals.

From BBC

It followed the launch last week of the Equal Play campaign,, external calling on the government to ensure "every child has the same access to PE at school, rather than leaving them sidelined".

From BBC