they

(pronoun, determiner)

determiner

1. (archaic or dialectal) those (used for people)

pronoun

1. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned. [since the 1200s]

- Fred and Jane? They just arrived.

- I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.

2. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female. [since the 1300s]

3. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; someone, excluding the speaker.

- They say it’s a good place to live.

- They didn’t have computers in the old days.

- They should do something about this.

4. Eye dialect spelling of there.