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he or she

he or she pronoun: he or she; used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.

Pronoun

he or she (third person, singular, plural they)

  1. (proscribed, singular, sometimes, third-person) He or she; used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.
    • In Skinner the Court stated: It is not disputed, however, that chemical analysis of urine, like that of blood, can reveal a host of private medical facts about an employee, including whether he or she is epileptic, pregnant, or diabetic.2003, Doyice Cotten, John T. Wolohan, Law for recreation and sport managers, page 466

he or she meaning in Tamil

he or she in Tamil

இவர்

Forms of he or she

pluralthey
alternative formshe or he
alternative formheorshe
alternative formhe/she
alternative formshe/he
alternative forms/he
alternative form(s)he

Questions about he or she

What does he or she mean?
He or she means he or she; used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.
What is he or she in Tamil?
He or she in Tamil is இவர். See He or she meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is he or she?
He or she is a pronoun.

Words near he or she in the dictionary

  1. He datings
  2. He Devil
  3. He Frowned
  4. he he he
  5. he laughs best that laughs last
  6. he or she
  7. he said, she said
  8. he say, she say
  9. he shoots, he scores
  10. he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
  11. he who denied it supplied it

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