they

/ðeɪ/

pronoun

  1. 1

    (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

    Dogs may bark if they want to be fed.
  2. 2

    (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female.

    They requested a seat at Friday's performance but didn't say if they preferred the balcony or the floor.
  3. 3

    (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.

    Ha, you believe the moon is real? That's just what they want you to think.

pronoun

  1. 1

    There (especially as an expletive subject of be).

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