se — meaning in English
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English meaning
- all determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
- he pron Used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood.
- it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
- se noun A large Chinese plucked string instrument similar to a zither, traditionally strung with 25 strings and played horizontally.
- she pronoun Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned.
- that det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- the article Used before a noun to show that the listener already knows, or can work out, exactly which thing is meant.
- then adv At that time (in the past or future).
- thereof adv Of that; belonging to or coming from that thing already mentioned.
- they pron Used to refer to a group of people or things already mentioned.
- this det Used to point to something or someone nearby or just mentioned.
Senses
se is used for these senses in English:
- all (degree) So much; used with "the" and a comparative.
- he (personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- it The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
- se (musical instrument) A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.
- she (personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
- she (personal, sometimes, _, affectionate) A ship or boat.
- that (demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
- that (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]
all — full definition
- determiner Every one of; the whole amount, quantity, or extent of.
- pronoun Everything or everyone, considered as a whole.
- adverb Completely or entirely.