they

Meanings

• Pronoun

  A pronoun used to refer to a group of people or animals, or to a gender-neutral singular they.

  - "They are a group of friends."
  - "I saw them at the store."
  - "They are the team that will win the championship."

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Pronunciation

1. /ðeɪ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9027609"
2. /ðeɪ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=718792"
3. /ðeɪ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9027609"
4. /ðeɪ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=718792"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with they
hey , day , may , ray

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Their (English) : Belonging to them
   

2. Them (English) : A plural object pronoun
   

3. Themselves (English) : Reflexive pronoun used to refer back to 'they' or 'them'
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. their
   

2. them
   

3. theirself
   

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Variants

List of all variants of they that leads to same result
they , YMCA , YMCAs , the Y , the YMCA , YWCA , YWCAs , the YWCA , as (something) as they come , as boring as they come , as clever as they come , as they come , count her chickens , count her chickens before they hatch , count her chickens before they're hatched , count his chickens , count his chickens before they hatch , count his chickens before they're hatched , count one's chickens , count one's chickens (before they hatch) , count one's chickens before they hatch , count one's chickens before they're hatched , count their chickens , count their chickens before they hatch , count their chickens before they're hatched , let the chips fall where they may , you know what they say , bit , bit her tongue , bit his tongue , bit its tongue , bit my tongue , bit off more than I can chew , bit off more than he can chew , bit off more than it can chew , bit off more than she can chew , bit off more than they can chew , bit off more than we can chew , bit off more than you can chew , bit our tongue , bit our tongues , bit the bullet , bit the dust , bit the hand that fed her , bit the hand that fed him , bit the hand that fed it , bit the hand that fed me , bit the hand that fed them , bit the hand that fed us , bit the hand that fed you , bit the hand that feeds her , bit the hand that feeds him , bit the hand that feeds it , bit the hand that feeds me , bit the hand that feeds them , bit the hand that feeds us , bit the hand that feeds you , bit their tongue , bit their tongues , bit your tongue , bit your tongues , bite , bite her tongue , bite his tongue , bite its tongue , bite my tongue , bite off more than I can chew , bite off more than he can chew , bite off more than it can chew , bite off more than one can chew , bite off more than she can chew , bite off more than they can chew , bite off more than we can chew , bite off more than you can chew , bite one's tongue , bite our tongue , bite our tongues , bite the bullet , bite the dust , bite the hand that feeds her , bite the hand that feeds him , bite the hand that feeds it , bite the hand that feeds me , bite the hand that feeds one , bite the hand that feeds them , bite the hand that feeds us , bite the hand that feeds you , bite their tongue , bite their tongues , bite your tongue , bite your tongues , biter , biters , bites , bites her tongue , bites his tongue , bites its tongue , bites off more than he can chew , bites off more than it can chew , bites off more than she can chew , bites the bullet , bites the dust , bites the hand that feeds her , bites the hand that feeds him , bites the hand that feeds it , biting , biting her tongue , biting his tongue , biting its tongue , biting my tongue , biting off more than I can chew , biting off more than he can chew , biting off more than it can chew , biting off more than she can chew , biting off more than they can chew , biting off more than we can chew , biting off more than you can chew , biting our tongue , biting our tongues , biting the bullet , biting the dust , biting the hand that fed her , biting the hand that fed him , biting the hand that fed it , biting the hand that fed me , biting the hand that fed them , biting the hand that fed us , biting the hand that fed you , biting the hand that feeds her , biting the hand that feeds him , biting the hand that feeds it , biting the hand that feeds me , biting the hand that feeds them , biting the hand that feeds us , biting the hand that feeds you , biting their tongue , biting their tongues , biting your tongue , biting your tongues , bitten , bitten her tongue , bitten his tongue , bitten its tongue , bitten my tongue , bitten our tongue , bitten our tongues , bitten the bullet , bitten the dust , bitten the hand that fed her , bitten the hand that fed him , bitten the hand that fed it , bitten the hand that fed me , bitten the hand that fed them , bitten the hand that fed us , bitten the hand that fed you , bitten their tongue , bitten their tongues , bitten your tongue , bitten your tongues , where , where I am at , where I'm at , where he is at , where he's at , where it's at , where one is at , where she is at , where she's at , where they are at , where they're at , where we are at , where we're at , where you are at , where you're at , wheres , for all I am worth , for all I'm worth , for all he is worth , for all he's worth , for all it is worth , for all it's worth , for all one is worth , for all she is worth , for all she's worth , for all they are worth , for all they're worth , for all we are worth , for all we're worth , for all you are worth , for all you're worth , worth

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Forms

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third person plural form of 'he' and 'she'

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Etymology

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Old English 'thei' or 'thie', plural of 'he' or 'she'. The use of 'they' as a singular gender-neutral pronoun is a modern development.

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Trivia

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1. The plural pronoun 'they' is older than the singular pronoun 'I'.

2. In Old English, 'they' was used as a singular pronoun for a group of people or animals.

3. The use of 'they' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun became popular in the late 20th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gender-neutral pronouns: A set of pronouns used to refer to a singular person whose gender is not identified or is non-binary.

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Culture

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In literature, 'they' has been used to refer to a group of people or characters, such as in 'Moby Dick' or 'Wuthering Heights'. In music, 'They' is the name of several bands and artists.

How to Memorize "they"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people or animals when you see or think of the word 'they'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'they' with a group or a gender-neutral singular pronoun.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'They are a team' to remember the third person plural form.

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