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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. [1913 Webster] Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. --Gen. iii. 16. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve. --Deut. x. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. [1913 Webster] He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov. xiii. 20. [1913 Webster] 3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]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. [1913 Webster] She loved her children best in every wise. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen. xviii. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.] [1913 Webster] Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
They \They\ ([th][=a]), pron. pl.; poss. Theirs; obj. Them. [Icel. [thorn]eir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of s[=a], s[=u], [thorn]at, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the English definite article, AS. s[=e], se['o], [eth][ae]t, nom. pl. [eth][=a]. See That.] The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed. [1913 Webster] Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest And casten hem [them] full early for to sail. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] They of Italy salute you. --Heb. xiii. 24. [1913 Webster] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. --Matt. v. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: They is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man, and as the French use on; as, they say (French on dit), that is, it is said by persons not specified. [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 ]
They \They\ ([th][=a]), pron. pl.; poss. Theirs; obj. Them. [Icel. [thorn]eir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of s[=a], s[=u], [thorn]at, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the English definite article, AS. s[=e], se['o], [eth][ae]t, nom. pl. [eth][=a]. See That.] The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed. Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest And casten hem [them] full early for to sail. --Chaucer. They of Italy salute you. --Heb. xiii. 24. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. --Matt. v. 6. Note: They is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man, and as the French use on; as, they say (French on dit), that is, it is said by persons not specified.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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
they Αγγλικά pron. 1 (''πληθυντικός'') αυτοί, αυτές, αυτά 2 (''ενικός'') αυτός ή αυτή (''χρησιμοποιείται για ένα άτομο άγνωστου γένους'') <!-- ή ένα άτομο που είναι μη δυαδικό -->From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
they Middle English pron. (alt form enm þei t=they id=they) Middle English det. (alt form enm þi t=thy id=thy) Middle English pron. (alt form enm þe t=thee id=thee) Middle English n. (alt sp enm þey thigh) Middle English adv. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English conj. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English num. (alt sp enm þey two)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
they alt. (lb en now Southern England dialect or nonstandard) the, those. (from 14th c.) det. (lb en now Southern England dialect or nonstandard) the, those. (from 14th c.) pron. (senseid en third-person plural nominative) (lb en the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. (since the 1200s) pron. (lb en US dialectal) there (qualifier: especially as an expletive subject of be). (from 19th c.)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
they Middle English pron. (alt form enm þei t=they id=they) Middle English det. (alt form enm þi t=thy id=thy) Middle English pron. (alt form enm þe t=thee id=thee) Middle English n. (alt sp enm þey thigh) Middle English adv. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English conj. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English num. (alt sp enm þey two)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
they Middle English pron. (alt form enm þei t=they id=they) Middle English det. (alt form enm þi t=thy id=thy) Middle English pron. (alt form enm þe t=thee id=thee) Middle English n. (alt sp enm þey thigh) Middle English adv. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English conj. (alt sp enm þey though) Middle English num. (alt sp enm þey two)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
they Englanti pron. 1 (perpron: k=en) he 2 (dempron: k=en) ne 3 (yhteys arkikieli perpron sukupuolineutraaleissa yhteyksissä k=en) hänFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
they Engelska pron. 1 (tagg: text=personligt pronomen) de 2 (tagg: text=personligt pronomen) han eller hon; hen; ''använt om en person, vars kön är okänt''From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
they /ðˈeɪ/ hulleFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
They /ðˈeɪ/ همFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
they //ðeɪ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]те third-person plural pronoun
they /ðˈeɪ/ onaFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
they /ðˈeɪ/ onyFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
they /ðˈeɪ/ oniFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
they /ðˈeɪ/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]hwy
they /ðˈeɪ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nhw
they /ðˈeɪ/ sieFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]Note: ihrer; ihnen; sie "they're" - sie sind "they'd" - sie würden "It is they who take the initiative." - Sie sind es, die die Initiative ergreifen. see: they are Note: them
they /ðˈeɪ/ αυτά, αυτοί, αυτέςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
they //ðeɪ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. he, ne, hyö third-person plural pronoun 2. hän, se third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant} or non-binary gender
they /ðei/ 1. ils 2. elles 3. onFrom English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 : [ freedict:eng-gle ]
they /ðei/ siadFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
they /ðˈeɪ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. वे "They went for a pilgrimage to Badrinath."
they /ðˈeɪ/ ona, one, oni, suFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
they //ðeɪ//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]1. mereka third-person plural pronoun 2. dia, ia third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant} or non-binary gender
they /ðˈeɪ/ essiFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
they //ðeɪ//From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]1. 彼ら, あの人達, あの方々, それら, 彼女ら, あいつら third-person plural pronoun 2. あの人, 氏 third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant} or non-binary gender
they /ðei/ jieFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
they /ðei/ 1. ze, zij 2. menFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
they //ðeɪ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. de third-person plural pronoun 2. hen third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant} or non-binary gender
they /ðeɪ/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]oni, one
they /ðei/ elas, elesFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
they /ðei/ 1. ellas, ellosFrom English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-srp ]
they /ðei/ она, оне, ониFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
they //ðeɪ//From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]1. de, dom, man one, people, some people 2. de, dom third-person plural pronoun 3. hen third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant} or non-binary gender
they /ðˈeɪ/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]wao
they /ðˈeɪ/ 1. (zam.) onlar .They say it' going to rain Yağacak diyorlar.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈðeɪ/
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "they": I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, bureaucracy, directorate, ego, ethical self, he, her, herself, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher-ups, him, himself, inner man, inner self, it, management, me, ministry, my humble self, myself, number one, officialdom, oneself, other self, ourselves, prelacy, ruling class, ruling classes, self, she, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, the Establishment, the administration, the authorities, the ingroup, the interests, the people upstairs, the power elite, the power structure, the top, them, themselves, top brass, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselvesFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
int. 他们,它们;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
pron. 他们,她们,它们;人们