Definitions

she

[shee] / ʃi /

PRONOUN

nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

I he it sie they ve xe you ze zie

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a synonym for she?

We don’t traditionally think of she as having synonyms, but there are some situations in which it can be reworded or replaced with another word or phrase. she herself Sometimes, the phrase she herself is used to emphasize that a person did something entirely by herself or that it was done by her as opposed to others. For example, saying She cast the deciding vote may be a neutral statement, but saying She herself cast the deciding vote indicates that there was some significance to the fact that it was she who did it. her Sometimes a sentence can be reworded to replace the subject she with the equivalent object her. For example, the question “When do you expect she will arrive?” could be reworded as “When do you expect her to arrive?” In this case, it’s a more natural-sounding question, but this kind of rewording can be done for a number of reasons. Her is also commonly used after linking verbs (like is and was) in sentences like It was her that I saw on the train or It is her in that picture.

What can you use instead of the word she?

She is used to stand in for more specific words, like Dr. Harris, Jennifer, or the pilot. So, if there’s a chance that using she might be confusing (such as when more than one woman is mentioned in the sentence), you can always use the name or title of the person instead of referring to her as she. Take this sentence, for example: “If we invite Mrs. Smith’s daughter, do you think she would come?” The she in this sentence could refer to Mrs. Smith or her daughter, so it may be more clear to reword it as: “If we invite Mrs. Smith’s daughter, do you think her daughter would come?” (or by replacing she with Mrs. Smith, if that’s what you mean). Of course, there are a number of other ways to say this, including using a specific name. In some situations, it can be considered impolite to refer to someone as she or her when that person is in your presence—especially when you haven’t already acknowledged them or addressed them by name. To avoid this, it’s always best to refer to a person by name, especially when it’s the first time you’re referring to them.

Is she a pronoun?

She is a personal pronoun. Pronouns are used as substitutes for nouns—they’re another way of referring to a noun without using a specific name. Personal pronouns are used to refer to the speaker, to the person being addressed, or the person being talked about. She is categorized as a third person pronoun (like he, they, him, her, and them), meaning it’s used to refer to anyone other than the person doing the communicating or the people being addressed. In contrast, first person pronouns (like I and me) refer to the speaker or writer themselves, and the second person pronoun you is used to address the person being spoken to or reading. She is used as a subject. Its object counterpart is her.

Example Sentences

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“When you look at the options for grilled chicken across the country, there’s no national player serving grilled chicken,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

As a result, she said she was " really disappointed" in the police chief and stressed "we've got to trust our juries" who are able to have an understanding of the nature of sexual offences.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

This week he took to social media to hail Filgueiras and the expertise she developed in her cut-short career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

During the midterm elections, she said her team was aware of an influx of Department of Homeland Security sightings and activity in the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

She finds work as a secretary to a vice president at a big bank, then becomes a librarian at an engineering company, where she is paid a decent salary for the first time.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

When shes walks up to our table at a cafe in Calabasas, there are no cameras and no filters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Another student wrote: “Mrs. Solomon is special … very organizd and shes fun. … She does not emberes me like other teachers.”

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

"She's missed important doctors appointments shes had since a baby due to her disability in her eye."

From Fox News ● Jan. 13, 2022

Many females can relate to Ruby #EastEnders & how shes feeling about whats happened & how she feels about herself after.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2018

Old Frau Stresemann, shes one of our neighbors, she says she can hear Deutschlandsender broadcasts in her tooth fillings.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

“Some have said they plan to play on Europe’s DP World Tour, which has much smaller purses. But playing well enough there at least gives them the chance to earn back their PGA Tour cards.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Not only are the Chargers the NFL’s only winless team, but they have gone 27 consecutive drives without a touchdown, and quarterback Justin Herbert leads the league with 10 interceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Andy Burnham has said the government needs to make sure that victims in rape cases do not feel like they are on trial.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

But the instant we step into the gallery with its 84 objects—furniture and sculpture, industrial design and graphic art—we sense that they somehow belong together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Doctors in 1848 don't use the word infection, but they know its symptoms well.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

This week he took to social media to hail Filgueiras and the expertise she developed in her cut-short career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

During the midterm elections, she said her team was aware of an influx of Department of Homeland Security sightings and activity in the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The New York Knicks has defended superstar Taylor Swift, after players named her as the fakest celebrity fan.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

"It's a really sad night," she added, paying tribute to her ousted cabinet colleague.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Her room at Carville has become her sanctuary, with its soft pastel green walls and sand-colored linoleum floor.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Some have said they plan to play on Europe’s DP World Tour, which has much smaller purses. But playing well enough there at least gives them the chance to earn back their PGA Tour cards.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

“You don’t try to push them back,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

With the scoreboard, time and a gale-force wind against Tonga, Xavier Willison punished them further when they failed to gather a short drop out.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Astronomers believe hundreds of faint galaxies may still be hiding around our galaxy, and the observatory could finally bring many of them into view.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

The Philippines has a lot of them, not just oil.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Another key responsibility of hers is to monitor how clients appear in the responses from AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Asked about the violence, Sabrina Brizzola, 24, coordinator of the Italian University Students' Union, said organisations like hers should "organise and channel this generational rage".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

She didn’t want to appropriate a culture that wasn’t hers, so she reached for another way to describe it: not as the new reggaeton, but the new music you can perreo to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now, the pride moves in both directions — with Sofia as reverent of her mother’s work as Eleanor was of hers — meeting in the middle to stretch into the future.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

I made my brow furrow and my eyes big just like hers so she’d know I was serious, too.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

This couple did some big numbers crunching to figure out the best health plans for their family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

In 1983, Denny’s Inc. bought Ochoa’s American restaurants and expanded their network, though largely sticking to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand—one of the first central banks to increase interest rates from their Covid-era lows—has lifted the cash rate twice since mid-2026 in response to resurgent inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

U.S. diplomats urged their Arab counterparts to prepare for an intense period of fighting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The Carmelites are cloistered—they do not leave their monasteries unless it’s essential.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Devine accepted his punishment, while Saltburn appealed against theirs.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine star in the Broadway show about the lengths people are willing to go to protect their family and claim what is rightfully theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Our next-door neighbors have been in theirs for 19 years, and for most of that time we thought of ourselves as friends rather than just neighbors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Sometimes, a voter will call the local registrar to request a new one because theirs has not arrived by mail — only to have the original eventually show up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For weeks after each player made his debut, JonJon would talk nonstop about times he’d met each man, or games his team had played against theirs.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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