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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
she \she\, pron. sing. nom. she; poss. her. or hers; obj.
her; pl. nom. they; poss. theiror theirs; obj.
them. oe. she, sche, scheo, scho, as. se'o, fem. of the
definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. os.
siu, d. zij, g. sie, ohg. siu, simac, si, icel. s=u,
sj=a, goth. si she, s=o, fem. article, russ. siia, fem.,
this, gr. ?, fem. article, skr. s=a, sy=a. the possessive
her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different
root. see her.
1. this or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
feminine, which was spoken of.
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she loved her children best in every wise.
--chaucer.
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then sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --gen.
xviii. 15.
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2. a woman; a female; -- used substantively. r.
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lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --shak.
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note: she is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
a she-bear; a she-cat.
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see also:
she her hers they their theirs
them
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
their \their\, pron. a. oe. thair, fr. icel. thorneirra,
thorneira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
article; akin to as. eth=ara, eth=aera, gen. pl. of
the definite article, or fr. as. eth=aera, influenced by
the scandinavian use. see that.
the possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their
houses; their country.
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note: the possessive takes the form theirs ? when the noun
to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or
understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best
cultivated.
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nothing but the name of zeal appears
'twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.
--denham.
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see also:
that
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
he \he\ h=e, pron. nom. he; poss. his hi^z; obj.
him hi^m; pl. nom. they th=a; poss. their or
theirs th^arz or th=arz; obj. them
the^m. as. h=e, masc., he'o, fem., hit, neut.;
pl. himac, or hie, hig; akin to ofries. hi, d. hij, os. he,
hi, g. heute to-day, goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to l. his
this. root183. cf. it.
1. the man or male being or object personified to which the
masculine gender is assigned, previously designated; a
pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
specified subject already indicated.
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thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
rule over thee. --gen. iii.
16.
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thou shalt fear the lord thy god; him shalt thou
serve. --deut. x. 20.
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2. any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
usually followed by a relative pronoun.
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he that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --prov.
xiii. 20.
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3. man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
substantively. --chaucer.
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i stand to answer thee,
or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --shak.
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note: when a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
of common gender. in early english, he referred to a
feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
well as to noun in the masculine singular. in
composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
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see also:
he his him they their theirs
them it
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