She
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Etymology


sche, hye from earlier scho, hyo [Early Middle English ᵹho], a phonetic development of /hj/ ["hy-"] to /S/ ["sh"] [cf Shetland, Old Norse Hjaltland] from hēo, hīo "she", fem form of . Akin to Old English , fem form of . Cognate with German sie.

Pronoun



  1. A female person; the previously mentioned female person.
    I asked Mary, but she said she didn't know.
  2. The previously mentioned ship, country, or female animal.
    She is a beautiful boat, isn't she?
 
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