English Dictionary
Definition she in British English
she
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
She is used as the subject of a verb. Some people prefer to use she after the verb ‘to be’ but this sounds very formal and old-fashioned: Was it she who spoke to the press? In American English, however, ‘This is she’ is the usual way that a woman replies on the telephone when someone asks to speak to her: ‘May I speak with Mrs Elpin?’ ‘This is she.’
used for referring to a woman, girl, or female animal, when they have already been mentioned or when it is obvious which one you are referring to
Our cat's been bad-tempered since she had kittens.
