Word ListsWord Search

The word they is in the Wiktionary

31 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • they pron. (The third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned.
  • they pron. (The third-person singular nominative, occasionally proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned…
  • they pron. (Indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
  • they det. (Now Southern England dialect or nonstandard) The, those.
  • they det. (US dialects, including AAVE) Their.
  • they pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Middle english
    • they pron. Alternative form of þei (“they”).
    • they det. Alternative form of þi (“thy”).
    • they pron. Alternative form of þe (“thee”).
    • they n. Alternative spelling of þey (“thigh”).
    • they adv. Alternative spelling of þey (“though”).
    • they conj. Alternative spelling of þey (“though”).
    • they num. Alternative spelling of þey (“two”).
— English words, defined in German —
  • they Pron. Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Subjektform: sie.
  • they Pron. Menschen im Allgemeinen.
  • they Pron. (Geschlechtsneutrales) Personalpronomen 3. Person Singular Subjektform: er/sie.
— English word, defined in Dutch —
  • they voorn. Zij.
— English word, defined in Latin —
  • they pron. Pronomen tertiae personae pluralis; ii, eae, ea.
— English words, defined in French —
  • they pron. Ils, elles. Pronom de la troisième personne du pluriel.
  • they pron. On, ils. Les gens en général, excluant le locuteur.
  • they pron. Il ou elle, cette personne, utilisé pour se référer à une personne de façon non spécifique ou indéfinie…
  • they pron. Iel, pronom personnel spécifique non genré souvent utilisé par les personnes non-binaires. Note d’usage…
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • they pron. Ellos, ellas.
  • they pron. Pronombre indefinido.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • they pron. Caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular, ile.
  • they pron. Caso nominativo da primeira pessoa do plural, ele ou ela.
  • they pron. Caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do plural, eles ou elas.
— English words, defined in Italian —
  • they pron. Essi, loro.
  • they pron. (Usato al singolare, riflessivo themself) pronome che si riferisce a una persona di genere sconosciuto…
  • they pron. Pronome indefinito con un significato vago o impersonale.
— In French —
  • They n.prop. (Géographie) Ancien nom de la commune française They-sous-Vaudemont.
53 English words from 13 English definitions

AAVE Alternative dialect dialectal dialects England entities especially excluding expletive form general group including Indefinite Indefinite␣pronoun in␣general meaning mentioned nominative nonstandard Now occasionally people person plural previously pronoun proscribed single singular some someone some␣people Southern speaker spelling subject the thee Their There they thigh third third␣person third-person␣plural third-person␣singular those though thy two vague

24 English words from 18 foreign definitions

Caso che commune con gens ile les Menschen nom non Note par Person persona personae personnel plural pour sie singular sous themself They usage

69 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

Allgemeinen Ancien binaires cette de␣la ela elas ele eles ellas elle elles Ellos en␣général Essi excluant façon française général genere genré Géographie Geschlechtsneutrales Iel ils im␣Allgemeinen impersonale indefinido indéfinie indefinito locuteur loro nominativo non␣binaires non␣genré Personalpronomen personne personnes pessoa pluralis pluriel primeira primeira␣pessoa pronom Pronombre pronome Pronome␣indefinito Pronomen pronom␣personnel référer riferisce riflessivo sconosciuto se␣référer significato singolare souvent spécifique terceira terceira␣pessoa They-sous-Vaudemont troisième troisième␣personne una une Usato utilisé vago Zij

27 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

they'd they'l theyr they's theyby they'da they'll theyre they're they've they'd've theyfab theymab they␣say theyuns they'uns they-uns theybies theyfabs they'll've theymabs theyself theyfriend theyselves Theydon␣Bois theyfriends the␣yellow␣peril

41 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Atheys Catheys Matheys Witheys Mantheys Northeys Smitheys Wortheys as␣they␣say Diltheyan so␣they␣say Southeyan as␣they␣come so␣they␣said get␣up␣the␣yard Southey␣Green under␣the␣yoke up␣the␣yin-yang Catheys␣Valley ruin␣of␣the␣year so␣they␣had␣said turn␣of␣the␣year up␣the␣ying-yang up␣the␣ying␣yang absinthe␣yellow out␣the␣ying␣yang ruins␣of␣the␣year turns␣of␣the␣years pass␣under␣the␣yoke roll␣back␣the␣years will-they-won't-they move␣the␣yardsticks ground␣ball␣with␣eyes moved␣the␣yardsticks moves␣the␣yardsticks passed␣under␣the␣yoke passes␣under␣the␣yoke you␣know␣what␣they␣say ground␣balls␣with␣eyes moving␣the␣yardsticks passing␣under␣the␣yoke

17 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Athey but␣hey Cathey Mathey Withey Manthey Northey Smithey Southey Worthey albethey dine␣at␣the␣Y dined␣at␣the␣Y dines␣at␣the␣Y generic␣they dining␣at␣the␣Y will-they-won't-they

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

hey Hey the the-

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

yeh Yeh

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

hyte thye ythe

52 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Athey Bethy dyeth eathy ethyl Ethyl ethyr eyeth heaty hefty Hefty Henty hetty Hetty Heydt Hoyte hyest hyeto- hyote hythe Hythe kythe Lethy lyeth lythe Lythe methy mythe Nethy -phyte sythe Tayeh Ta-yeh techy thewy they'd they'l theyr they's threy thyle thyme thyne Tyche tythe whyte Whyte Wyeth wythe Wythe yerth ythes

27 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

eth Eth ETH -eth eth- Eth. ety -ety het HET hey Hey hye teh Teh TEH tey the the- thy Thy tye Tye t'ye yeh Yeh yet

22 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ghey thay Thea thee Thee the'e the␣'G' them then Then theo Theo theo- Theo. thet thew Thew toey trey Trey twey whey

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

hey Hey tey the the- thy Thy

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

thewy threy


Random wordBack to top
Previous wordNext word


Recommended websites


See this word in another language

Français Español Italiano Deutsch Português Nederlands



Ortograf Inc.This site uses web cookies, click to learn more. Our privacy policy.
© Ortograf Inc. Website updated on 23 June 2023 (v-2.0.1z). Informations & Contacts.