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Definitions for They

[1] nominative plural of he, she, and it1.
[2] people in general: They say he's rich.
[3] (used with a singular indefinite pronoun or singular noun antecedent in place of the definite masculine he or the definite feminine she ): Whoever is of voting age, whether they are interested in politics or not, should vote. A person may apply only if they are over 21. They have been an actor since childhood.
[4] the male person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that male.
[5] anyone (without reference to gender); that person: He who hesitates is lost.
[6] any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.
[7] male (usually used in combination): a he-goat.
[8] (used to represent an inanimate thing understood, previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context): It has whitewall tires and red upholstery. You can't tell a book by its cover.
[9] (used to represent a person or animal understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned whose gender is unknown or disregarded): It was the largest ever caught off the Florida coast. Who was it? It was John. The horse had its saddle on.
[10] (used to represent a group understood or previously mentioned): The judge told the jury it must decide two issues.
[11] (used to represent a concept or abstract idea understood or previously stated): It all started with Adam and Eve. He has been taught to believe it all his life.
[12] (used to represent an action or activity understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned): Since you don't like it, you don't have to go skiing.
[13] (used as the impersonal subject of the verb to be, especially to refer to time, distance, or the weather): It is six o'clock. It is five miles to town. It was foggy.
[14] (used in statements expressing an action, condition, fact, circumstance, or situation without reference to an agent): If it weren't for Edna, I wouldn't go.
[15] (used in referring to something as the origin or cause of pain, pleasure, etc.): Where does it hurt? It looks bad for the candidate.
[16] (used in referring to a source not specifically named or described): It is said that love is blind.
[17] (used in referring to the general state of affairs; circumstances, fate, or life in general): How's it going with you?
[18] (used as an anticipatory subject or object to make a sentence more eloquent or suspenseful or to shift emphasis): It is necessary that you do your duty. It was a gun that he was carrying.
[19] Informal . (used instead of the pronoun its before a gerund): It having rained for only one hour didn't help the crops.
[20] (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
[21] Slang . sex appeal. sexual intercourse.
[22] the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
[23] the woman: She who listens learns.
[24] anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine: spring, with all the memories she conjures up.
[25] a female person or animal.
[26] an object or device considered as female or feminine.
[27] refers to people or things other than the speaker or people addressed they fight among themselves
[28] refers to unspecified people or people in general not including the speaker or people addressed in Australia they have Christmas in the summer
[29] not standard refers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody if anyone objects, they can go
[30] an archaic word for those blessed are they that mourn
[31] helium
[32] high explosive
[33] His Eminence
[34] His (or Her) Excellency
[35] information technology
[36] refers to a female person or animal she is a doctor ; she's a fine mare
[37] refers to things personified as feminine, such as cars, ships, and nations
[38] Australian and NZ an informal word for it 1 (def. 3) she's apples ; she'll be right
[39] a female person or animal (in combination ) she-cat
[40] refers to a male person or animal he looks interesting ; he's a fine stallion
[41] refers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody everybody can do as he likes in this country
[42] refers to a person or animal of unknown or unspecified sex a member of the party may vote as he sees fit
[43] a male person or animal (in combination ) he-goat
[44] a children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to touch one of them, who then becomes the chaser Compare tag 2 the person chasing Compare it 1 (def. 7)
[45] the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה), transliterated as h
[46] an expression of amusement or derision Also: he-he! , hee-hee!
[47] refers to a nonhuman, animal, plant, or inanimate thing, or sometimes to a small baby it looks dangerous ; give it a bone
[48] refers to an unspecified or implied antecedent or to a previous or understood clause, phrase, etc it is impossible ; I knew it
[49] used to represent human life or experience either in totality or in respect of the present situation how's it going? ; I've had it ; to brazen it out
[50] used as a formal subject (or object), referring to a following clause, phrase, or word it helps to know the truth ; I consider it dangerous to go on
[51] used in the nominative as the formal grammatical subject of impersonal verbs. When it functions absolutely in such sentences, not referring to any previous or following clause or phrase, the context is nearly always a description of the environment or of some physical sensation it is raining ; it hurts
[52] (used as complement with be) informal the crucial or ultimate point the steering failed and I thought that was it
[53] (in children's games) the player whose turn it is to try to touch another Compare he 1 (def. 5b)
[54] informal sexual intercourse sex appeal
[55] informal a desirable quality or ability he's really got it
[56] Italy

Words nearby They

thetic, thetis, theurgy, thew, thewless, they, they also serve who only stand and wait, they'd, they'll, they're, they've

Origin of They

she1125–75; Middle English, alteration of Old English sēo, sīo, sīe, feminine of se the1; replacing Old English hēo, hīo, feminine personal pronoun; see he1, her

Word origin for They

itOld English hit