They

Quick meaning: They is a pronoun meaning (the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned.

Meaning

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned.

More Meanings

1. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
2. (bridge) The opponents of the side which is keeping score.
3. (now Southern England dialect or nonstandard) The, those.
4. (US dialects, including African-American Vernacular) Their.
5. (transitive) To refer to (someone, sometimes especially someone who does not use gender-neutral pronouns) using they/them pronouns.
6. (the third-person singular nominative, occasionally proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 20th c.) non-binary.
7. (indefinite pronoun) The authorities, the (power) elites, the powers that be, the establishment, the man, the system: government, police, employers, etc.

Example Sentences

Fred and Jane? They just arrived.

Plants wilt if they are not watered.

Dogs may bark if they want to be fed.

I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.

Word Forms

• them
• their
• theirs
• themselves
• themself
• theye
• the
• theys
• theying
• theyed

Antonyms for they

Common opposites include we.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include children, counsel, departments, him, how, les.

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