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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024she /ʃi/USA pronunciation pron., sing. [nom.] she, poss. her or hers, obj. her;
pl. [nom.] they, poss. their or theirs, obj. them;
n., pl. shes;
adj. pron. - the female person or animal being discussed or that was last mentioned;
that female:"How is your mother?'' —"She's fine, thanks.'' - the woman:She who listens learns.
- anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine:She's a great-looking car, and economical, too.
n. [countable] - a female person or animal:Is your dog a she?
adj. - female (usually used in combination with a noun):a she-goat.
s/he /ˈʃiɚˈhi, ˈʃiˈhi/USA pronunciation pron. - Pronouns(used in writing in order to avoid he when the sex of the person referred to is unknown or irrelevant) she or he.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024she (shē),USA pronunciation pron., sing. nom. she, poss. her or hers, obj. her;
pl. nom. they, poss. their or theirs, obj. them;
n., pl. shes. pron. - 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.
n. - a female person or animal.
- an object or device considered as female or feminine.
- 1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the1; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he1, her
- Pronounsshe or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid he when the sex of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant. Cf. she/he.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: she /ʃiː/ pron (subjective)- 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
- Austral NZ
an informal word for it: she's apples, she'll be right
n - a female person or animal
- (in combination): she-cat
Etymology: Old English sīe, accusative of sēo, feminine demonstrative pronoun |