used instead of he or she to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known. If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.

The subjective case of the third person plural pronoun; the plural of he, she, or it. I. As personal pronoun. I.1. The people, animals, or things previously ...

1people, animals, or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified “Where are John and Liz?” “They went for a walk.

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 ...

12 мая 2023 г. · Singular they has become the pronoun of choice to replace he and she in cases where the gender of the antecedent – the word the pronoun ...

6 дней назад · THEY definition: 1. used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more…. Learn more.

the possessive form of they of or belonging to people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified.

1 one, anyone, everybody, nobody, etc. followed by they, their, them. 2 Muddles with collective nouns. Related Content. In this work.

Definition of they're short form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. they're short form /ðeə(r)/ /ðer/, weak form /ðər/ they are.

1 окт. 2018 г. · The Oxford English Dictionary gives a history of the use of "they" as a singular pronoun and explains why it's proper grammar.