S/HE

Meaning of S/HE in English

/shee"euhr hee", shee"hee"/ , pron.

she or he: used as an orthographic device to avoid he when the sex of the antecedent is unknown or irrelevant. Cf. she/he .

Usage . See he 1 .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

S/HE — pronoun Date: 1973 she or he
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
S/HE — ˈshēˈhē; ˈshē.ə(r)ˈhē; ˈshēˌslashˈhē pronoun : she or he — used in writing as a pronoun of common gender
Webster's New International English Dictionary
S/HE — pronoun Date: 1973 : she or he — used in writing as a pronoun of common gender
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
S/HE — Pronunciation: ' sh ē - ' h ē ; ' sh ē - ə r- ' h ē ; ' …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
S/HE — [s/he] pron (1973): she or he--used in writing as a pronoun of common gender
Merriam-Webster English vocab
S/HE — s/he BrE AmE ˌʃiː ɔː ˈhiː AmE \ - ə r-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
S / HE — pronoun used in writing by some people when the subject of the verb could be either female (she) or male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
S/HE — s/he /ˌʃiː ɔː ˈhiː $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE pronoun written [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: she + he ] used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
S/HE — pron. a written representation of 'he or she' used to indicate both sexes.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
S/HE — pron. a written representation of 'he or she' used to indicate both sexes.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
S/HE — pron. a written representation of 'he or she' used to indicate both sexes.
Oxford English vocab
S/HE — Some writers use s/he instead of either ‘he’ or ‘she’ when they are referring to someone who might exist but …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
S/HE — Some writers use ~ instead of either ‘he’ or ‘she’ when they are referring to someone who might exist but …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
S/HE — Way to refer to a person of unknown gender, formerly he/she. Example: If s/he wants to become a firefighter, then …
Slang English vocab
(S)HE — ➡ feminism
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
S/HE — мест. "политкорректное" (см. political correctness 2) ) нейтральное местоимение (вместо обычного в нейтральных случаях he) Syn : he/she "он/а", она …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
S/HE — pron «он/а», она или он when s/he enters school - когда она или он /девочка или мальчик/ поступает в школу
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
S/HE — мест."политкорректное" (см. political correctness 2)) нейтральное местоимение (вместо обычного в нейтральных случаях he) Syn:he/she
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
S/HE — pron «он/а», она или он when ~ enters school - когда она или он /девочка или мальчик/ поступает в школу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
S/HE — pron «он/а», она или он when s/he enters school - когда она или он /девочка или мальчик/ поступает в школу
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
S/HE — мест. ; = he/she
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
S/HE — мест.; - he/she
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
S/HE — мест. "политкорректное" (см. political correctness 2) ) нейтральное местоимение (вместо обычного в нейтральных случаях he) Syn : he/she "он/а", она …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
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THAT — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a report says/states (that) ▪ The report said that it would cost another £250 …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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