Theypronoun
(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants, or objects previously mentioned.
âFred and Jane? They just arrived.â; âDogs may bark if they want to be fed.â; âPlants wilt if they are not watered.â; âI have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.â;
Theypronoun
A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
Theypronoun
(indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
âThey say itâs a good place to live.â; âThey didnât have computers in the old days.â; âThey should do something about this.â; âThey have a lot of snow in winter.â;
Theypronoun
There especially as an expletive subject of be.
Theydeterminer
The, those.
Theydeterminer
Their.
They
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
âJolif and glad they went unto here [their] restAnd casten hem [them] full early for to sail.â; âThey of Italy salute you.â; âBlessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.â;
Theypronoun
used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified
âthe two men could get life sentences if they are convictedâ;
Theypronoun
people in general
âthe rest, as they say, is historyâ;
Theypronoun
people in authority regarded collectively
âthey cut my water offâ;
Theypronoun
used to refer to a person of unspecified gender
âask a friend if they could helpâ;
They
In Modern English, they is a third-person pronoun.