she
[shee] pronoun, singular nominative she, possessive her or hers, objective her; plural nominative they, possessive their or theirs, objective them; noun, plural shes. pronoun
1.
the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
2.
the woman: She who listens learns.
3.
anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.
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ərˈhi, ˈʃiˈhi
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she (ʃiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pron | |
| 1. | refers to a female person or animal: she is a doctor; she's a fine mare |
| 2. | refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations |
| 3. | (Austral), (NZ) an informal word for it : she's apples; she'll be right |
| —n | |
| 4. | a. a female person or animal |
| b. (in combination): she-cat | |
| she's (ʃiːz) | |
| —contraction of | |
| she is or she has | |
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Word Origin & History
she
c.1154, probably evolved from O.E. seo, sio (acc. sie), fem. of demonstrative pronoun se "the." The O.E. word for "she" was heo, hio, however by 13c. the pronunciation of this had converged by phonetic evolution with he "he," so the fem. demonstrative pronoun probably was used in its place (cf. similar
development in Du. zij, Ger. sie, Gk. he, etc.). The original h- survives in her. A relic of the O.E. pronoun is in Manchester-area dial. oo "she." She-devil "difficult woman" first recorded 1840.
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Example sentences
Pretending to flirt, she says it's her first time visiting the statue.
She remembers world events and trips to the grocery store, the weather and her emotions.
She is also notorious for her overbearing perfectionism.
She's sitting up in her bed with blood streaming down her face and pooled in her hands.
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