Definitions for THEY
ðeɪthey

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. theypronoun

   those (used for people)

2. theypronoun

   A group of people or objects previously mentioned.

3. theypronoun

   A single person, previously mentioned, but of unknown or irrelevant gender.

4. theypronoun

   People; some people; someone, excluding the speaker.

5. Etymology: borrowed from þeir—nominative plural masculine of the demonstrative, which acted in Old Norse as a plural pronoun—from þai, from to-. Gradually replaced Old English hi and hie.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Theynoun

   in the oblique case them, the plural of he or she.

   Etymology: ði , Saxon.

   1. The men; the women; the persons.

   They are in a most warlike preparation. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Why do you keep alone?
   Of sorriest fancies your companions making,
   Using those thoughts, which should indeed have died
   With them they think on. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The Spaniard
   Must now confess, if they have any goodness,
   The trial just and noble. William Shakespeare.

   They eat on beds of silk and gold,
   At ivory tables, or wood sold
   Dearer than it. Ben Jonson, Cataline.

   They know
   To joy the friend and grapple with the foe. Matthew Prior.

   2. Those men; those women: opposed to some others.

   Only they,
   That come to hear a merry play,
   Will be deceiv’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   ’Tis remarkable, that they
   Talk most who have the least to say. Matthew Prior.

   3. It is used indefinitely; as the French on dit.

   There, as they say, perpetual night is found
   In silence brooding on th’ unhappy ground. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. They

   In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. They

   "They" is a pronoun used to refer to multiple individuals or objects that are not specifically identified or named. It is a third-person plural pronoun and can be used to replace a noun when the speaker or writer wants to avoid repeating the noun or does not have specific details about the subject.

2. they

   "They" is a pronoun used to refer to a group of individuals or multiple people as the subject of a sentence. It is a gender-neutral pronoun and is used when the gender of the individuals being referred to is unspecified or when referring to entities or objects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. They

   the plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. They

   They is a horror film directed by Robert Harmon that was released in 2002. The plot centers on the phenomenon of night terrors and their impact on the lives of adults who experienced them as children.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. They

   thā, pers. pron., pl. of he, she, or it. [The form thei, tha, that came into use in the north of England in the 13th cent., replacing the older hi, heo. It is the A.S. þá, nom. pl. of the definite article, prob. modified by Scandinavian influence.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. they

   A group of people.

   The people loved to work together united in their love of humanity for the benefit of all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THEY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #32

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'THEY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #16

Anagrams for THEY »

1. hyte

2. yeth

How to pronounce THEY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say THEY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THEY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of THEY in a Sentence

1. Le Pen:

   The fear-mongering of people like (Jean-Claude) Juncker and (Martin) Schulz cannot sway us, they are worried that Britain might win back its freedom.

2. Mattanya Cohen:

   It won’t happen tomorrow morning. It will happen after the United States. That’s how they explained it to me. The announcement of the president and of the foreign minister was explicit that Guatemala would be immediately after the United States.

3. Jesse Hunt:

   This is another pipedream from the same party that’s notorious for underperforming, we already have a host of quality Republican candidates declared in many of these seats and we’re confident they’ll remain in our column.

4. Ning Gaoning:

   The Chinese are getting quite confused, they thought they are welcome to invest in another country, and now they realize they are not... welcome all the time.

5. James Comey:

   Close your eyes again, change the names. Let me make one up for you, the Iranians, this is totally made up, the Iranians interfere in the election to help elect Barack Obama because they think theyll get a better nuclear deal from him. And during that election, an Obama aide meets with the Iranians and talks about the dirt they have that will help Obama get elected. And the FBI finds out about that. We should not investigate that?

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/They
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=THEY
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/THEY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=THEY
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=THEY