she

Use she in a sentence

You can refer to them both as she.

pronoun

She is defined as a female who was previously mentioned.

An example of a she is a doe, a female deer.

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she

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
1. the person; the one; anyone
2. the person just mentioned

Origin of she

Middle English sche, scho, probably developed (infl. by Old English seo, feminine def. article) from Old English h?o, she

noun

pl. shes

a woman, girl, or female animal

she-

female: used in hyphenated compounds: she-bear

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she

pron.

Used to refer to the female person or animal previously mentioned or implied. See Usage Note at he¹. See Usage Note at I¹. See Usage Note at they.
Used to refer to a person whose gender is unspecified or unknown.
Used in place of it to refer to certain inanimate things, such as ships and nations, traditionally perceived as female: “Went out and hopped in my old Ford / Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'” ( Bruce Springsteen )

noun

A female animal or person. Sometimes used in combination: Is the cat a she? Is that a she-bear?

Origin of she

Middle English probably alteration of Old English sēo feminine demonstrative pron. ; see so- in Indo-European roots.

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