Definitions for they
they
they
Spelling: [th ey]
IPA: /ðeɪ/
They is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 28 anagrams from letters in they (ehty).
Definitions for they
noun
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any male person or animal; a man:
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(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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Slang.
sex appeal.
sexual intercourse.
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a female person or animal.
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an object or device considered as female or feminine.
Idioms
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get with it, Slang. to become active or interested:
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have it, Informal.
to love someone:
to possess the requisite abilities for something; be talented, adept, or proficient:
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with it, Slang.
aware of the latest fads, fashions, etc.; up-to-date.
attentive or alert:
understanding or appreciative of something, as jazz.
Carnival Slang. being a member of the carnival.
pronoun
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nominative plural of he, she, and it1 .
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people in general:
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(used with a singular indefinite pronoun or singular noun antecedent in place of the definite masculine he or the definite feminine she):
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the male person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that male.
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anyone (without reference to gender); that person:
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(used to represent an inanimate thing understood, previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context):
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(used to represent a person or animal understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned whose gender is unknown or disregarded):
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(used to represent a group understood or previously mentioned):
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(used to represent a concept or abstract idea understood or previously stated):
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(used to represent an action or activity understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned):
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(used as the impersonal subject of the verb to be, especially to refer to time, distance, or the weather):
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(used in statements expressing an action, condition, fact, circumstance, or situation without reference to an agent):
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(used in referring to something as the origin or cause of pain, pleasure, etc.):
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(used in referring to a source not specifically named or described):
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(used in referring to the general state of affairs; circumstances, fate, or life in general):
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(used as an anticipatory subject or object to make a sentence more eloquent or suspenseful or to shift emphasis):
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun its before a gerund):
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the female person or animal being discussed or last mentioned; that female.
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the woman:
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anything considered, as by personification, to be feminine:
adjective
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male (usually used in combination):
Origin of they
1150-1200; Middle English Old Norse their they (replacing Old English hī(e)); cognate with Old English thā, plural of thæt that