she

pronoun (1)

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\ ˈshē

Definition of she

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : that female one who is neither speaker nor hearer she is my wife — compare he, her, hers, it, they

2 —used to refer to one regarded as feminine (as by personification) she was a fine ship

3 —used as an alternative to he to refer to a person of unspecified gender allow anyone to do whatever she wants— D. J. Callahan

she

noun

Definition of she (Entry 2 of 3)

: a female person or animal —often used in combination she-catshe-cousin

s/he

pronoun (2)

\ ˈshē-ˈhē

; ˈshē-ər-ˈhē; ˈshē-ˌslash-ˈhē \

Definition of s/he (Entry 3 of 3)

: she or he —used in writing as a pronoun of common gender

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Examples of she in a Sentence

Noun “Somebody called when you were out, but I can't remember who.” “Was it a he or a she?”

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“She.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/she. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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she

pronoun

\ ˈshē

Kids Definition of she

: that female one She is my mother.

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