she

¹

[shee]

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.

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

Gender Note

See he ¹, me, they.

See he ¹.

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

Her explanation departed significantly from Kennedy’s; he testified earlier this month that Monarez had responded “no” when asked if she was a “trustworthy person.”

From Slate

Lord Mandelson's emails "cut across the whole approach that I've taken on violence against women and girls for many years and this government's", he added.

From BBC

“You might have your own opinion and if it disagreed with Bill’s, he had all the ammunition to show you why he was right.”

From Los Angeles Times

Still, the case gives him purpose, and once his path converges with Robbie’s, he recognizes him as a fellow blind driver on a crash course, grasping for direction.

From Salon

There has been so much pressure heaped on the 21-year-old this summer that it hardly seems fair, but at Lord's he seemed to be really enjoying himself during his 58 off 40 balls.

From BBC

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