she
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.
a female person or animal.
an object or device considered as female or feminine.
Origin of she
1usage note For she
Words Nearby she
Other definitions for s/he (2 of 2)
she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid a gender-specific pronoun when the gender of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant.
usage note For s/he
- Compare she/he.
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How to use she in a sentence
And without physical evidence, cases often come down to “he said/she said.”
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted | Jay Michaelson | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey would later be dubbed a “bloodthirsty” “lesbian she-wolf pack” and—most famously—“a seething, Sapphic septet.”
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang' | Nina Strochlic | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is just one voter out of many, naturally, but he/she has enough to say for an army.
A Tony Voter on Bryan Cranston’s Overrated LBJ, Neil Patrick Harris’s Underwhelming Hedwig | Michael Musto | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo he-said-she-said, no muffled sounds through the dorm ceiling, no “Maybe he has other issues.”
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds | Arthur Chu | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the term “she-male,” GLAAD has issued similar condemnations.
Sometimes far up in the hills a she-fox would bark, or some too-aged tree of the forest would come down with a booming crash.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclairshe was very angry with Crozier, for it was absurd, that look of deprecating homage, that "Hush-she-is-coming" in his eyes.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerThe males have nearly an equal vehement desire for the female mule, the she-ass, and the mare.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonA too strong ardour is often attended with sterility; and the female mule is at least as ardent as the she-ass.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe he and she-ass, therefore, both incline to sterility by common and also by different qualities.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for she
/ (ʃiː) /
refers to a female person or animal: she 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
a female person or animal
(in combination): she-cat
Origin of she
1she
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