shepronoun
ukstrong /ʃiː/weak /ʃi/usstrong /ʃiː/weak /ʃi/A1 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned:
I asked my mother if she'd lend me some money, but she said no.
old-fashioned used instead of "it" to refer to a country, ship, or vehicle:
After India became independent, she chose to be a member of the Commonwealth.
Look at my new car - isn't she beautiful?
More examples
- She was the blond woman in the red dress.
- If I tell Marie she might tell Jane.
- When my mum comes to see us she always brings a cake.
- She's not as fat as her sister.
- She's so clever.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- thee
- them
- themself
- they
- thou
- us
- you
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
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shenoun [ C ]
ukstrong /ʃiː/weak /ʃi/usstrong /ʃiː/weak /ʃi/a female:
Is this kitten a she or a he?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Species & genders
- breed
- class
- female
- genera
- genus
- he
- m
- male
- order
- paramecium
- phylum
- related
- same-gender
- species
- strain
- subspecies
she-
prefix uk/ʃiː-/us/ʃiː-/
a she-wolf (= a female wolf)