- THEY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of THEY is those ones : those people, animals, or things How to use they in a sentence Can they be used as an indefinite subject?: Usage Guide
- They - Wikipedia
In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject In Standard Modern English, they has five distinct word forms: [1] them: the accusative (objective, called the ' oblique ' [2]: 146 ) and a non-standard determinative form
- THEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
We use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals: … One, you, we and they are generic personal pronouns We can use one, you, we and they to refer to ‘people in general’ … We can use one, you or we when we are making generalisations and not referring to any one person in particular
- A brief history of singular ‘they’ - Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary traces singular they back to 1375, where it appears in the medieval romance William and the Werewolf Except for the old-style language of that poem, its use of singular they to refer to an unnamed person seems very modern
- THEY - Meaning Translations | Collins English Dictionary
You use they in expressions such as 'they say' or 'they call it' to refer to people in general when you are making general statements about what people say, think, or do
- Singular They: Why to Use They as a Singular Pronoun | Grammarly
Let's talk about they as a singular pronoun and about gender-neutral pronouns in general, and why they’re important to binary and nonbinary folks alike
- they - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
they ðeɪ pron pl , poss their or theirs, obj them (used when the speaker and the listener know the people or things the speaker is referring to) the plural of he, she, and it: Do you see those two girls? They're staring at us (used to refer to people in general): They say he's rich
- they pronoun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of they pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified ‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk ’ They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf
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