they meaning

they as a pronoun

1. two or more people or things already mentioned, as the subject of a verb
   • they are late
2. used to refer to one person whose gender is not known or not stated
   • someone left their bag, didn't they?

they in a sentence

• If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.
• When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.
• Everyone opposed it, but they got married all the same.
• In summer, they used to play on the beach all day long.
• He had been ill for a week when they sent for a doctor.

How to pronounce they

they is pronounced /ðeɪ/ in British English and /ðeɪ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.