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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  She  \She\,  pron.  [sing.  nom.  {She};  poss.  {Her}.  or  {Hers};  obj. 
  {Her};  pl  nom.  {They};  poss.  {Their}or  {Theirs};  obj. 
  {Them}.]  [OE.  she  sche,  scheo,  scho,  AS  se['o],  fem.  of  the 
  definite  article,  originally  a  demonstrative  pronoun;  cf  OS 
  siu,  D.  zij,  G.  sie,  OHG.  siu,  s[=i],  si  Icel.  s[=u], 
  sj[=a],  Goth.  si  she  s[=o],  fem.  article,  Russ.  siia,  fem., 
  this  Gr  ?,  fem.  article,  Skr.  s[=a],  sy[=a].  The  possessive 
  her  or  hers,  and  the  objective  her  are  from  a  different 
  root.  See  {Her}.] 
  1.  This  or  that  female;  the  woman  understood  or  referred  to 
  the  animal  of  the  female  sex,  or  object  personified  as 
  feminine,  which  was  spoken  of 
 
  She  loved  her  children  best  in  every  wise. 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  Then  Sarah  denied,  .  .  .  for  she  was  afraid.  --Gen. 
  xviii.  15. 
 
  2.  A  woman;  a  female;  --  used  substantively.  [R.] 
 
  Lady,  you  are  the  cruelest  she  alive.  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  She  is  used  in  composition  with  nouns  of  common  gender, 
  for  female,  to  denote  an  animal  of  the  female  sex;  as 
  a  she-bear;  a  she-cat. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Speed  \Speed\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  cause  to  be  successful,  or  to  prosper;  hence  to  aid; 
  to  favor.  ``Fortune  speed  us!''  --Shak. 
 
  With  rising  gales  that  speed  their  happy  flight. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  cause  to  make  haste;  to  dispatch  with  celerity;  to 
  drive  at  full  speed;  hence  to  hasten;  to  hurry. 
 
  He  sped  him  thence  home  to  his  habitation. 
  --Fairfax. 
 
  3.  To  hasten  to  a  conclusion;  to  expedite. 
 
  Judicial  acts  .  .  .  are  sped  in  open  court  at  the 
  instance  of  one  or  both  of  the  parties.  --Ayliffe. 
 
  4.  To  hurry  to  destruction;  to  put  an  end  to  to  ruin;  to 
  undo.  ``Sped  with  spavins.''  --Shak. 
 
  A  dire  dilemma!  either  way  I  'm  sped.  If  foes,  they 
  write,  if  friends,  they  read,  me  dead.  --Pope. 
 
  5.  To  wish  success  or  god  fortune  to  in  any  undertaking, 
  especially  in  setting  out  upon  a  journey. 
 
  Welcome  the  coming,  speed  the  parting  guest.  --Pope. 
 
  {God  speed  you},  {them},  etc.,  may  God  speed  you  or  may  you 
  have  good  speed. 
 
  Syn:  To  dispatch;  hasten;  expedite;  accelerate;  hurry. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Them  \Them\  ([th][e^]m),  pron.  [AS.  [eth][=ae]m,  dat.  pl  of  the 
  article,  but  influenced  by  the  Scand.  use  of  the 
  corresponding  form  [thorn]eim  as  a  personal  pronoun.  See 
  {They}.] 
  The  objective  case  of  they  See  {They}. 
 
  Go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell  and  buy  for  yourselves. 
  --Matt.  xxv. 
  9. 
 
  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand, 
  Come  ye  blessed  of  my  Father.  --Matt.  xxv. 
  34. 
 
  Note:  Them  is  poetically  used  for  themselves,  as  him  for 
  himself,  etc 
 
  Little  stars  may  hide  them  when  they  list. 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  He  \He\  (h[=e]),  pron.  [nom.  {He};  poss.  {His}  (h[i^]z);  obj. 
  {Him}  (h[i^]m);  pl  nom.  {They}  ([th][=a]);  poss.  {Their}  or 
  {Theirs}  ([th][^a]rz  or  [th][=a]rz);  obj.  {Them} 
  ([th][e^]m).]  [AS.  h?,  masc.,  he['o],  fem.,  hit,  neut.;  pl 
  h[=i],  or  hie,  hig;  akin  to  Ofries  hi  D.  hij,  OS  he  hi 
  G.  heute  to-day,  Goth.  himma,  dat.  masc.,  this  hina,  accus. 
  masc.,  and  hita,  accus.  neut.,  and  prob.  to  L.  his  this 
  [root]183.  Cf  {It}.] 
  1.  The  man  or  male  being  (or  object  personified  to  which  the 
  masculine  gender  is  assigned),  previously  designated;  a 
  pronoun  of  the  masculine  gender,  usually  referring  to  a 
  specified  subject  already  indicated. 
 
  Thy  desire  shall  be  to  thy  husband,  and  he  shall 
  rule  over  thee.  --Gen.  iii. 
  16. 
 
  Thou  shalt  fear  the  Lord  thy  God;  him  shalt  thou 
  serve.  --Deut.  x.  20. 
 
  2.  Any  one  the  man  or  person;  --  used  indefinitely,  and 
  usually  followed  by  a  relative  pronoun. 
 
  He  that  walketh  with  wise  men  shall  be  wise.  --Prov. 
  xiii.  20. 
 
  3.  Man;  a  male;  any  male  person;  --  in  this  sense  used 
  substantively.  --Chaucer. 
 
  I  stand  to  answer  thee,  Or  any  he  the  proudest  of 
  thy  sort.  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  When  a  collective  noun  or  a  class  is  referred  to  he  is 
  of  common  gender.  In  early  English,  he  referred  to  a 
  feminine  or  neuter  noun  or  to  one  in  the  plural,  as 
  well  as  to  noun  in  the  masculine  singular.  In 
  composition,  he  denotes  a  male  animal;  as  a  he-goat.




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