# she

/ˈʃi/ (US) · /ʃˈiː/ (UK) · CEFR A1 · Pronoun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/she
Updated: 2026-05-02

## Definition

the word you use to talk about a female person or animal that you have already mentioned.

For teachers: the third-person singular feminine nominative pronoun. Used as the subject of a verb to refer to a female person, animal, or occasionally a personified object.

## Examples

- She is my best friend.
- The doctor said she would call back with the test results later this afternoon.
- While the author remains anonymous, many critics believe she drew heavily from her own childhood experiences when writing the protagonist's early chapters.

## Pitfalls

- Not "Her is a doctor." but "She is a doctor." — Learners sometimes confuse the subject pronoun 'she' with the object pronoun 'her'.

## Usage notes

- Functions as the subject of a sentence or clause; the corresponding object form is 'her'.

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