they
/ðeɪ/
pronoun
- 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
(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
(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
There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
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