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pronoun (desc=personal pronoun)
- (the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.
- (reflexively): They"ve hurt .
- (after a preposition): They fought among .
- (for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest .
- The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the person is also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.
- (reflexively): Would whoever stole my phone please make known.
- (after a preposition): They"ve brought this on .
- (for emphasis): One of the children did this .
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