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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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[=e], 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.
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Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
rule over thee. --Gen. iii.
16.
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Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
serve. --Deut. x. 20.
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2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
usually followed by a relative pronoun.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
xiii. 20.
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3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
substantively. --Chaucer.
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I stand to answer thee,
Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak.
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
His \His\ (h[i^]z), pron. [AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. &
neut. of h[=e], neut. hit. See He.]
1. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal
adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers
are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now
obsolete.
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No comfortable star did lend his light. --Shak.
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Who can impress the forest, bid the tree
Unfix his earth-bound root? --Shak.
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Note: Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as
a sign of the possessive. ``The king his son.'' --Shak.
``By young Telemachus his blooming years.'' --Pope.
This his is probably a corruption of the old possessive
ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate
word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his.
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2. The possessive of he; as, the book is his. ``The sea is
his, and he made it.'' --Ps. xcv. 5.
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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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
His \His\, pron. [AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. & neut. of h?,
neut. hit. See He.]
1. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal
adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers
are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now
obsolete.
No comfortable star did lend his light. --Shak.
Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his
earth-bound root? --Shak.
Note: Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as
a sign of the possessive. ``The king his son.'' --Shak.
``By young Telemachus his blooming years.'' --Pope.
This his is probably a corruption of the old possessive
ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate
word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his.
2. The possessive of he; as, the book is his. ``The sea is
his, and he made it.'' --Ps. xcv. 5.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
his
Danish n.
(inflection of da hi indef gen s)
Finnish n.
(lb fi music) B-sharp
Middle English alt.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English det.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm his2) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine genitive
pronoun:) (l en his).
Middle English alt.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Old English pron.
1 (inflection of ang hē gen): his
2 (inflection of ang hit gen): its
Turkish n.
feeling, sensation, emotion
Yola det.
(alt form yol hays)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
his-
Welsh pre.
(h-prothesis of cy is-)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
His
pron.
(honor alt case en his)
n.
(lb en surname) Swiss-born cardiologist and anatomist (w: Wilhelm His
Jr.), after whom the bundle of His (His bundle) is named.
Translingual n.
(lb mul amino acid) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of histidine
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
HIS
n.
(lb en medicine software) (initialism of en hospital information
system)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
his
alt.
1 Belonging to him. (from 8th c.)
2 (lb en sometimes dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified
gender.
det.
1 Belonging to him. (from 8th c.)
2 (lb en sometimes dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified
gender.
pron.
1 That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without
a following noun.
2 (alternative spelling of en His)
n.
(plural of en hi)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
His
pron.
(honor alt case en his)
n.
(lb en surname) Swiss-born cardiologist and anatomist (w: Wilhelm His
Jr.), after whom the bundle of His (His bundle) is named.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
HIS
n.
(lb en medicine software) (initialism of en hospital information
system)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
his
Danish n.
(inflection of da hi indef gen s)
Finnish n.
(lb fi music) B-sharp
Middle English alt.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English det.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm his2) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine genitive
pronoun:) (l en his).
Middle English alt.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Turkish n.
feeling, sensation, emotion
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
his-
Welsh pre.
(h-prothesis of cy is-)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
His
pron.
(honor alt case en his)
n.
(lb en surname) Swiss-born cardiologist and anatomist (w: Wilhelm His
Jr.), after whom the bundle of His (His bundle) is named.
Translingual n.
(lb mul amino acid) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of histidine
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
HIS
n.
(lb en medicine software) (initialism of en hospital information
system)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
his
Danish n.
(inflection of da hi indef gen s)
Finnish n.
(lb fi music) B-sharp
Middle English alt.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English det.
1 (senseid enm his) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine possessive
determiner:) (l en his), of him.
2 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:) its, of
it.
3 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
possession by an antecedent noun.}
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm his2) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine genitive
pronoun:) (l en his).
Middle English alt.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Middle English pron.
(senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
determiner:) her, of her.
Turkish n.
feeling, sensation, emotion
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
his-
Welsh pre.
(h-prothesis of cy is-)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
His
pron.
(honor alt case en his)
n.
(lb en surname) Swiss-born cardiologist and anatomist (w: Wilhelm His
Jr.), after whom the bundle of His (His bundle) is named.
Translingual n.
(lb mul amino acid) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of histidine
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
HIS
n.
(lb en medicine software) (initialism of en hospital information
system)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
his
Muinaisenglanti pron.
1 (perpron: k=ang) hänen (kun per­soona tai possession kohde
on mas­kuliininen)
2 (dempron: k=ang) sen#Suomi
n.
(yhteys k=fi musiikki) ylennetty h-sävel, enharmoninen sävelen c
kanssa
From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]
his
n.
(yhteys k=fi musiikki) ylennetty h-sävel, enharmoninen sävelen c
kanssa
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
his
Engelska pron.
(''possessiva pronomen'') hans
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
His
Tyska n.
(tagg musik språk=de) hiss, höjt h
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
His /hˈiːs/
B , B sharp , B flat , B double sharp , B double flat
Synonyms: H, B, Hisis, Heses
From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]
His /hɪs/
si dièse
Musik: Ton mit 264 Hz und alle Töne im Oktavabstand dazu, um einen Halbton erhöhtes H
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
his /hˈɪz/
1. syne
2. sy
3. haar, hulle
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
His /hˈɪz/
له
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
не́гов, свой
attributive: belonging to him
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
his /hˈɪz/
svému
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
his /hˈɪz/
svého
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
his /hˈɪz/
svém
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
his /hˈɪz/
jeho
From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
his /hˈɪz/
ei
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
his /hˈɪz/
dessen
"the man and his wife" - der Mann und dessen Frau
Synonym: its
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
his /hˈɪz/
sein, seine
Note: einem Mann gehörend
"My father forgot his present." - Mein Vater vergaß sein Geschenk.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
his /hˈɪz/
seinige [veraltend] [der; die; das]
see: his family
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
his /hˈɪz/
του, δικός του
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
hänen
attributive: belonging to him
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
his /haiz/
1. sa, son
2. leur
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
his /hˈɪz/
1. उसका
"कक्षा से गायब होने का सुझाव 'his'(उसका) था. "
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
his /hˈɪz/
njegov, njegova, njegove, njegovih, njegovo, svoj, svoje, svojeg, svojim
From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
his /hˈɪz/
suo
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
彼
attributive: belonging to him
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
his /haiz/
1. de zijne, het zijne
2. zijn
3. haar, hun
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
sin, hans
attributive: belonging to him
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
hans
that which belongs to him
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
his /hɪz/
jego
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
his /haiz/
seu, sua
From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
his /haiz/
su
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
his //əz// //ɪ̈z// //ˈhɘz// //ˈhɪz//
hans, sin
attributive: belonging to him
From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-swh ]
his /hˈɪz/
ake
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
his /hˈɪz/
1. (zam), (eril) onun
2. (zam.) onunki.
From Kurdish-German Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:kur-deu ]
his /hˌɪlawɪstˈɪn hˈɪl/
Empfindung
From Kurdish-German Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:kur-deu ]
his /awˈes/
Gefühl
From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:pol-deu ]
his /xʲis/
His
(muzykologia, muzyka, muzykologiczny, muzyczny) dźwięk h podwyższony o półton;
From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:pol-eng ]
his /xʲis/
B-sharp
(muzykologia, muzyka, muzykologiczny, muzyczny) dźwięk h podwyższony o półton;
From język polski-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:pol-nor ]
his /xʲis/
hiss
(muzykologia, muzyka, muzykologiczny, muzyczny) dźwięk h podwyższony o półton;
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈhɪz/, /hɪz/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
pron. 他的;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
pron. 他的;他的
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