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she
1[ shee ]
pronoun
- 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.
noun
- a female person or animal.
- an object or device considered as female or feminine.
s/he
2[ shee-er-hee, shee-hee ]
pronoun
- 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
- 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
- an informal word for it 1
she's apples
she'll be right
noun
- a female person or animal
- ( in combination )
she-cat
Usage
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of she1
Example Sentences
Only a few months ago, former Irvine Vice Mayor Tammy Kim had aspirations of returning to the City Council she previously served on for four years.
Over the last five years, Brociek-Coulton said she has seen an increase in the number of people needing the help of the food bank.
“I commend the integrity and diligence of the District Attorney, County Sheriff, County Fire, and Cal Fire, who never lost sight of the gravity of the damage caused,” she said in a statement.
“I just can’t in good conscience vote for a budget that makes our city less safe, less physically sound and even less responsive to our constituents,” she said.
“Over the past two centuries, Congress has embedded modest for-cause removal restrictions in the structure of numerous multi-member agencies,” she said in response to the administration’s appeal.
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