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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

he/she en · PRON

Meanings

  1. (singular, third-person) He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.
    • Ask a receptionist if he/she is not busy.
    • Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”). 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 8:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
they Number=Plur lexicographic
he or she alternative lexicographic

Relateds

his/her · him/herself · him/her · himself/herself

Synonyms

s/he · he · they · she/he

Translations (13)

cmn 她 (he or she) · fr iel (he or she) · cmn TA (tā) (he or she) · fi hän (he or she) · bg той (he or she) · fr elle (he or she) · da høn (he or she) · da han (he or she) · cmn 他 (he or she) · bg тя (he or she) · yue 佢 (he or she) · fr il (he or she) · da hun (he or she)