ia — meaning in English

English meaning

• he pron Used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood.
• she pronoun Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned.
• they pron Used to refer to a group of people or things already mentioned.

Senses

ia is used for these senses in English:

• he (personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
• she (personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
• they (the third-person singular nominative, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 20th c.) non-binary. [since 14th c.]

she — full definition

1. pronoun Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned.
2. pronoun Used, especially in older or poetic usage, to refer to a ship, country, or machine.
3. noun A female person or animal.

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