Looking for the meaning or definition of the word they? Here's what it means.
Pronoun
(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants, or objects previously mentioned. [since the 1200s]
(the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binarygender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female. [since the 1300s]
(indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
Determiner
(now Southern England dialect or nonstandard)The, those. [from 14th c.]
(US regional or African American Vernacular)Their. [from 19th c.]
Pronoun
(US regional)There (especially as an expletive subject of be). [from 19th c.]
