she
she (s̸hē)
pronoun pl. they
- the woman, girl, or female animal (or, sometimes, the thing regarded as female) previously mentioned: feminine personal pronoun in the third person singular: she is the nominative form, her the objective, hers the possessive, and herself the reflexive and intensive; her is the possessive pronominal adjective
- : used occasionally as an alternative to the generic he every child needs to feel that she is loved
- the person; the one; anyone
- the person just mentioned
Etymology: ME sche, scho, prob. developed (infl. by OE seo, fem. def. article) < OE hēo, she
noun pl. shes
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she
pron.
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She who must be obeyed.
The great She-elephant, the great She-who-must-be- obeyed, the Catherine the Great of Finchley.
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