SHE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of she in English shepronoun uk strong /ʃiː/ weak /ʃi/ us strong /ʃiː/ weak /ʃi/ Add to word list Add to word list 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?

• 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.

Linguistics: personal pronouns

• 'em
• he
• her
• I, i
• it
• number one
• personally
• S, s
• s/he
• thee
• them
• themself
• they
• thou
• us
• y'all
• you
• you-all
• Yours truly phrase
• yous

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Grammar

Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.)We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined): … Subject and object pronounsPersonal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun: … I, meWe use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form: … YouWe use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural: … He, him; she, herHe, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms: … ItWe use it to refer to things: … We, usWe use we and us to refer to different groups of people, but always including the speaker. We and us can refer to the speaker + the listener, or the speaker + other people but not the listener, or people in general including the speaker: … They, themWe use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals: … He, she, him, her, his, hersIn writing, we can use (s)he, he/she, him/her or his/her to refer to both sexes at the same time. When speaking formally, we say he or she and his or her: … shenoun [ C ] uk strong /ʃiː/ weak /ʃi/ us strong /ʃiː/ weak /ʃi/ a female: Is this kitten a she or a he? Species & genders

• binomen
• breed
• clade
• cladistics
• class
• cliff edge
• describe
• diphyletic
• female
• interstrain
• male
• mixed-gender
• monophyletic
• multi-species
• non-native species
• species
• suborder
• subspecies
• threatened species
• xenotransplantation

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Related word

she- she-prefix uk /ʃiː-/ us /ʃiː-/ female: a she-wolf An enormous she-bear was hiding there, ready to pounce.

• I read all these wild stories making me out to be a total she-devil.
• He crossed the room and took the slender she-cat into his arms.
• I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young kids sitting by her.

Names for the male & female of animals

• billy goat
• bitch
• boar
• boomer
• buck
• bullock
• cob
• doe
• drake
• drone
• ewe
• gelding
• hind
• mare
• sire
• sow
• stag
• stallion
• steer
• tigress

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she | American Dictionary

shepronoun   female us /ʃi/ Add to word list Add to word list the female being spoken about, who has already been mentioned: I asked Barb if she’d lend me some money, but she said no. She’s such a cute dog! She is sometimes used instead of "it" to refer to something, such as a country, vehicle, or ship, that has already been mentioned: Look at my new car – isn’t she a beauty?

she

noun [ C ] us /ʃi/ female The kitten is a she, not a he. (Definition of she from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of she

she They agree, and then ask where she is planning to go. From the Cambridge English Corpus She takes the broadest of views, including any discrete carbonate structure with topographic relief formed by in situ or bound organic components. From the Cambridge English Corpus For her project to succeed fully, she would need to be able to vindicate both her historical and philosophical claims. From the Cambridge English Corpus Assertives engage the speaker regarding the truth of the statement he/she is making : the psychological state being expressed is a belief. From the Cambridge English Corpus So far, so good; but a few hours later, when the assistant returns she notices that the sink is blocked. From the Cambridge English Corpus She had returned to her active schedule with friends, and volunteering. From the Cambridge English Corpus She has refused to be associated with it. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, she refuses to stylize him in an idealizing fashion. From the Cambridge English Corpus She argues that these differences are the reflex of different underlying representations for the two types of possessor relations. From the Cambridge English Corpus In so doing, she has replaced the musical world of the area - 'stagey stuff' - with that of her childhood. From the Cambridge English Corpus With her words she helplessly returns to the past, but she can't recall the right tunes any more. From the Cambridge English Corpus She finds that the scope of consultation has little or no effect on reducing violence. From the Cambridge English Corpus She would put on a scarf and play various roles. From the Cambridge English Corpus She nonetheless stresses that models can offer substantive theoretical knowledge of the world. From the Cambridge English Corpus She stresses that her work is interdisciplinary in nature, and her review of the literature supporting her conceptual framework reaches beyond linguistics and language education. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of she These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of she, she-?

Translations of she

in Chinese (Traditional) 她, （指雌性動物）牠, （代替 it，尤用以指代已提及的國家、輪船或車輛）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 她, （指雌性动物）它, （代替 it，尤用以指代已提及的国家、轮船或车辆）… See more in Spanish ella, se emplea en vez de "it" para hacer referencia a un país, barco o vehículo… See more in Portuguese ela, pronome usado para se referir a uma coisa, por exemplo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian ती, ती / देश, जहाज किंवा वाहनाच्या सर्वनामासाठी याचा वापर करतात.… See more 彼女は, 彼女が（三人称単数形主格）, 彼女（かのじょ）は / が… See more (bayan) o, (dişil) o, (dişil) kimse… See more elle [feminine], elle, celle (qui)… See more ella… See more zij, vrouwtjes-… See more ஏற்கனவே குறிப்பிடப்பட்ட ஒரு பெண், பெண் அல்லது பெண் விலங்கைக் குறிக்க வினைச்சொல்லின் பொருளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, ஒரு நாடு… See more वह, एक पूर्वनिर्दिष्ट स्त्री, लड़की… See more તેણી, કોઈ દેશ, વહાણ કે વાહન સંદર્ભે "It"ને બદલે વપરાય છે.… See more hun, den kvinde, den pige… See more hon, hon-, -hona… See more dia, perempuan, betina… See more sie, diejenige, eine Sie… See more hun, hunn, hunn-… See more اس, وہ (لڑکی، خاتون، مادہ جانور کےلئے), وہ (ان بے جانچ چیزوں کے لئے جن کے لئے مادہ کا صیغہ شی استعمال ہوتا ہے مثلاً کشتی، ملک گاڑی غیرہ)… See more вона, жінка, у складних словах означає самицю… See more ఆమె, దేశం, నౌక లేదా వాహనాన్ని సూచించడానికి "అది" అనే బదులు వాడేది.… See more সে, একটি মহিলা, মেয়ে… See more ona, ta, samice… See more dia (perempuan), perempuan, betina… See more เธอ, หล่อน, เพศเมีย… See more nó, bà, chị… See more ona, ta, samica… See more 그녀, 그 여자… See more ella, lei, essa… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of she

• she'd
• she's
• she'll
• she shed
• she-devil
• he said, she said idiom
• is he/she for real? idiom

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• he said, she said idiom
• is he/she for real? idiom
• he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
• how dare she, you, etc.! idiom
• kick/hit someone when he/she is down idiom
• what is she/he like?, at what are you like? idiom
• someone can dish it out but he or she can’t take it idiom

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