they
pronoun/ðeɪ/
Frequency rank: #31 most common English word
Meaning
The people or things already mentioned.
Example sentence
they are planning a surprise party for their teacher this weekend.
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More words in ranks 1–100
- weThe person speaking together with one or more other people.
- yourBelonging to the person or people being spoken to.
- allThe whole number, amount, or extent of something.
- soTo such a great degree or extent.
- hisBelonging to a male person or animal already mentioned.
- meThe person speaking, used as the object of a verb or preposition.
- ifUsed to talk about something that may happen or be true under a condition.
- oneA single person or thing.
- canTo be able to do something.
- willUsed to talk about an action or state in the future.