she
she Lexical Profile
she Game Scores & Validity
• pronoun
Used as the subject of a verb to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal previously mentioned or easily identified.
"Dr. Patel reviewed the laboratory findings before she presented them to the research committee."
Used to refer to a ship, vehicle, country, or nature as traditionally personified as female.
"The historic tall ship was freshly painted before she set sail across the Atlantic."
• noun
A female person or animal (often used as a prefix or modifier in compounds such as 'she-wolf').
"The veterinarian examined the newborn puppy and confirmed that the little one is a she."
Word Nuance & Usage
'She' functions strictly as a nominative (subject) pronoun; in formal grammar, it is used after linking verbs as a predicate nominative (e.g., 'It was she who called'), whereas 'her' is required for direct, indirect, and prepositional objects.
• Rhymes for she
Word Origin & Etymology
Evolved in Middle English (originally recorded as 'scæ' in the 12th century), replacing the Old English feminine pronoun 'hēo', likely through phonetic alteration of 'hēo' or influence from the Old English feminine demonstrative pronoun 'sēo'.