personal pronoun

[ pur-suh-nl proh-noun ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. any one of the pronouns used to refer to the speaker, or to those to or about whom the speaker is speaking, as, in English, I, me, we, us, you, he, she, it, they, him, her, them.

personal pronoun

noun

1. a pronoun having a definite person or thing as an antecedent and functioning grammatically in the same way as the noun that it replaces. In English, the personal pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they, and are inflected for case

personal pronoun

1. A pronoun that represents a person in a sentence. Personal pronouns have different forms depending on their case , gender , and number , as follows:

Word History and Origins

Origin of personal pronoun¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

For one couple whose garden is home to a creation of Procter’s, that life force feels so strong, they refer to the pot with a personal pronoun.

From Seattle Times

“The article should be written in a conversational style, using personal pronouns, rhetorical questions and analogies to engage the reader,” read one prompt intended for a language model, which was accidentally published on FSK Hub.

From Seattle Times

“Courts must use the individual’s name, the designated salutation or personal pronouns, or other respectful means that is not inconsistent with the individual’s designated salutation or personal pronouns,” the Supreme Court said.

From Washington Times

Koyel Ghosh, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, is the managing trustee of Sappho for Equality, the first Lesbian-Bisexual-Transmasculine people rights collective in eastern India that started two decades ago.

From BBC

Other bills he signed would ban gender-affirming care for minors and restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools.

From Seattle Times