she

¹

[ shee ]

pronoun

possessive: her or herssingular nominative: shepossessive: their or theirsobjective: themplural nominative: theyobjective: her

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.

noun

, plural shes.

1. a female person or animal.
2. an object or device considered as female or feminine.

s/he

²

[ shee-er-hee, shee-hee ]

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.

she

/ 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

noun

1. 1. a female person or animal
   2. ( in combination )

      she-cat

Usage

See me 1

Gender Note

See he ¹, me, they.

Word History and Origins

Origin of she¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of she¹

Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun

Example Sentences

“With heartfelt sorrow, we share the news of the passing of our beloved actor and friend,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

She continued: “While a part of me died with you, I promise to fight to find joy in life as hard as you fought to live every single day. The world is lucky to have even had a moment with Paul Teal, and I am the luckiest person in it, because I got to call you mine. I will love you forever.”

From Los Angeles Times

The pair had worked together on a 2006 musical production of “The Notebook” and she said Teal was “the kind of guy who could light up a room without trying.”

From Los Angeles Times

“His bright smile, infectious laugh and kind heart made you want to be near him,” she wrote Sunday on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

Lenz described how she cast him in an episode of “One Tree Hill” that she was directing, giving him the role of Josh Avery, a sleazy movie star that Teal readily embodied because of his “self-effacing sense of humor and willingness to dive fully into any character.”

From Los Angeles Times

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