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ðeɪ Things Pronoun John Liz Walk Carrying Bottom

Word3 they
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic /ðeɪ/ /ðeɪ/
Example
  • ‘where are john and liz?’ ‘they went for a walk.’
  • they (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
  • if anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
  • the rest, as they say, is history.
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they

(pronoun)/ðeɪ/ /ðeɪ/
  1. people, animals or things that have already been mentioned or are easily identified
    • ‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk.’
    • They (= the things you are carrying) go on the bottom shelf.
  2. used instead of he or she to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
    • If anyone arrives late they'll have to wait outside.
  3. people in general
    • The rest, as they say, is history.
  4. people in authority or experts
    • They cut my water off.
    • They now say that red wine is good for you.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old Norse their, nominative plural masculine of sá; related to them and their, also to that and the.
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