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

She was a year younger than Elias was when he took his GCSEs and she has already started studying A-levels in maths, biology, chemistry and physics.

From BBC

"We heard a knock on the door and it was the fire brigade telling us to evacuate," she said.

From BBC

"She's not changed a bit and I think that's the biggest testament to who she is. None of this has fazed her."

From BBC

On the one hand, this is her feature directing debut.

From Los Angeles Times

There was no indication she was on site.

From Los Angeles Times

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