ALL meanings of they
they
T t - noun plural they any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes. 1
- noun plural they a female person or animal. 1
- noun plural they an object or device considered as female or feminine. 1
- adjective they male (usually used in combination): a he-goat. 1
- noun they (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players. 1
- noun they Slang. sex appeal. sexual intercourse. 1
- idioms they get with it, Slang. to become active or interested: He was warned to get with it or resign. 1
- idioms they have it, Informal. to love someone: She really has it bad for him. to possess the requisite abilities for something; be talented, adept, or proficient: In this business youeither have it or you don't. 1
- idioms they with it, Slang. aware of the latest fads, fashions, etc.; up-to-date. attentive or alert: I'm just not with it early in the morning. understanding or appreciative of something, as jazz. Carnival Slang. being a member of the carnival. 1
- pronoun they nominative plural of he, she, it 1
- pronoun they people in general 1
- pronoun they You use they to refer to a group of people, animals, or things. 0
- pronoun they You use they instead of 'he or she' to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. 0
- pronoun they You use they in expressions such as 'they say' or 'they call it' to refer to people in general when you are making general statements about what people say, think, or do. 0
- pronoun they refers to people or things other than the speaker or people addressed 0
- pronoun they refers to unspecified people or people in general not including the speaker or people addressed 0
- pronoun they refers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody 0
- pronoun they the persons, animals, or things previously mentioned 0
- pronoun they people 0
- pronoun they the person or group just mentioned 0