Word Type

Pronoun

Determiner

Verb

The word "they" can be used as pronoun, determiner and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

generic you one

Dbpedia Genre

first person shooter

Derived Terms

as they come as they say generic they if pigs had wings, they would fly it doesn't matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right let the chips fall where they may let the dice fall where they may that's why they play the game they hate us 'cause they ain't us they hit the Pentagon they say they-uns theyfriend will-they-won't-they

Distinct From

she you

Etymologically Related To

e that the there this

Context

dialect dialectal dialects indefinite pronoun vague meaning sometimes proscribed southern england third person plural third person singular us

Type Of (IsA)

video game

Related Terms

'em Ime The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. he her herselfhersen hershern him himselfhisselfhissen his hishisn including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete ithit itselfhitself itshis itshishits me mine mymineme myselfmemysen one one's oneself other attested third-person singular pronouns our ourselvesourselfoursen oursourn she thee their theirs theirself theirselves theirstheirn them themhem themself themselves themselvestheirsen thine thou thyselftheeselfthysen thythine us us versus them we y'allselves you you ally'all you guys yous your yourselfyoursen yourselves yoursyourn youye

Related Terms

gender he non binary she the their theirselves there those

Synonym Network

he or she

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