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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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"I don't mind the admin error, they're clearly dealing with it sooner than later. These things happen," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

On more than one occasion she read from a card that broadly addressed the subject at hand—but didn’t come near to answering the specific question posed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

But on Jan. 26, 2025, less than a week after Donald Trump took office, BOP staff told her she couldn’t get hormones any more.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Instead, she said that the "first key consideration was energy security", as the Middle East crisis reinforces the importance of "home-grown energy".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

But the pieces she left behind are enough to leave us in wonder.

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

Or you can limit your socialization to the time-honored tradition of watching someone’s space while they run to the bathroom.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

It is part of the festival's Green Travel Initiatives, external, where they encourage revellers to use public transportation in a bid to reduce the environmental impact.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The companies have already said that the study met primary and secondary endpoints, but they haven’t shared details of how long patients stayed cancer-free.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Bosses say they want to give their employees more autonomy, but they don’t act that way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In the morning, they will sail to safety in Australia.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Sing's Gloucester-Hartpury team-mate Venner made her England debut in 2020 aged just 17.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Victoria Franzoy, a fourth-generation farmer in the nearby Hatch area, worries she might be the last of her family to farm chilies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The 23-year-old McRae, on the other hand, will have her past decisions dug up by what remains of the music press after each new chart smash.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The denial of care, Kingdom says, made her gender dysphoria become incapacitating.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Philippines is still struggling to recover from war, her marriage to Renato is over, and communication with her daughter has broken beneath the weight of separation.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

What all of these concert activities have in common is that I attended them by myself.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

She had planned to meet them in London to travel to Somerset together, but can now arrange simpler and shorter journeys from their own respective homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

That makes them a fit for voice agents in customer service, including at government agencies, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some geologists proposed that the unusual formation resulted from the movement of underground salt deposits, which can deform the rock layers above them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

I don’t hate Candace, and I don’t mind having dinner with them.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

Sometimes she talks about how hard it can be, to have an act like hers and be a woman in the world of comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Puerto’s essay also reflects the complexity of an experience like hers.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said she worked on it for 20 years and paid rent to him under the impression the family farm would one day become hers.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It opens all the motel room doors, and I saw Dina use hers on the office door.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The New York Knicks celebrated their NBA championship Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, yet hardly anything went according to plan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Admittedly, times have changed, and yes, everyone has a small computer in their pocket and myriad ways to occupy their time before the show starts.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Those affected will not lose their tickets however.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They did their best to laugh off a typo on the T-shirts fans received that proclaimed the team as the 2026-2027 champions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Your parents teach you the "right" way to eat or to greet strangers, but other parents in other countries teach their children other "right" ways.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

“No mayor has retained the same police commissioner from the administration prior to theirs since 1964,” she said, referring to Tisch, who was elevated under the previous mayor, Eric Adams.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We can't live together. Our lives and theirs are completely different; we're not compatible," Cohen said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

People rarely think about money while sipping piña coladas and sailing to exotic destinations, but cruise-line passengers might have noticed a detail that helps explain how those companies make theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She always did, and she insisted that Jonathan and Abby wear theirs.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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