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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
     Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
     Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
     ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;
     pl. h[=i], 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. [root]183. 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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, s[=i], 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Their \Their\, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra,
     [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
     article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of
     the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, 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.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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, s[=i], 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.
  
              She loved her children best in every wise.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.
                                                    xviii. 15.
  
     2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]
  
              Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Their \Their\, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra,
     [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
     article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of
     the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by
     the Scandinavian use. See That.]
     The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their
     houses; their country.
  
     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.
  
                 Nothing but the name of zeal appears 'Twixt our
                 best actions and the worst of theirs. --Denham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
     Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
     Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
     ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h?, masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.; pl.
     h[=i], 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.
     [root]183. 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.
  
              Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
              rule over thee.                       --Gen. iii.
                                                    16.
  
              Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
              serve.                                --Deut. x. 20.
  
     2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
        usually followed by a relative pronoun.
  
              He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
                                                    xiii. 20.
  
     3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
        substantively. --Chaucer.
  
              I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of
              thy sort.                             --Shak.
  
     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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þeir)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (inflection of gd abair  fut)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     adv.
     (misspelling of en there)
     contraction
     (misspelling of en they’re)
     det.
     (non-gloss definition: Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them
  (plural).)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þeir)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (inflection of gd abair  fut)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     Middle English det.
     (alt form enm þeir)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (inflection of gd abair  fut)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     Englanti pron.
     (pospron k=en adjektiivinen) heidän ... -nsa/-nsä/-an/-än/-en; ne

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  their
     Engelska pron.
     deras

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  1. hulle
  2. haar, sy

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Their /ðˈeə/
  هم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  their //ðɚ// //ðɛə(ɹ)// //ðɛɚ// //ðɛː(ɹ)// 
  им, те́хен
  belonging to them (plural)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  jejich

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  their /ðˈeə/ 
  eu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  deren 
        "my friends and their children"  - meine Freunde und deren Kinder
     Synonyms: her, its
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  ihr, ihre, ihrer, ihrs, ihres, ihrige, ihriger, ihriges 
        "a favourite subject of theirs"  - eines ihrer Lieblingsthemen
        "Has everybody got their passport?"  - Hat jeder seinen Pass dabei?
     Synonyms: hers, theirs
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  
  ο δικός τους

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  their //ðɚ// //ðɛə(ɹ)// //ðɛɚ// //ðɛː(ɹ)// 
  1. hänen
  belonging to someone of unspecified gender (singular)
  2. heidän, niiden, niitten
  belonging to them (plural)

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  their /ðɛər/
  leur

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  their /ðˈeə/ 
  1. उनका~या~इनका
        "It is their house."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  njezina, njih, njihov, njihova, njihove, njihovi, njihovih, njihovim, njihovo, njihovoj, njihovom, njihovu, o, svog, svoja, svoje, svojemu, svojih, svojim, svoju

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  1. -juk
  2. -uk
  3. -aik
  4. -jeik
  5. -ök
  6. -ok
  7. -jök
  8. -jok
  9. -jük
  10. -jaik
  11. -ük
  12. -eik

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  di loro

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  their //ðɚ// //ðɛə(ɹ)// //ðɛɚ// //ðɛː(ɹ)// 
  彼ら
  belonging to them (plural)

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  their /ðɛər/
  jų, savo

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  their /ðɛər/
  1. haar, hun
  2. zijn

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  their /ðeə/ 
    ich

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  their /ðɛər/
  delas, deles

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  their /ðɛər/
  su

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  their //ðɚ// //ðɛə(ɹ)// //ðɛɚ// //ðɛː(ɹ)// 
  1. hens
  belonging to someone of unspecified gender (singular)
  2. deras, sin, sitt, sina
  belonging to them (plural)

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  their /ðˈeə/ 
  
  ao

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  their /ðˈeə/
  1. (zam.) onların.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈðɛɹ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  pron. 他们的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     pron. 他们的

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