his
∞
1.0
- pronoun
- /hɪz/
:
su
- When Sam finished his project, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
- his own
- his father
- his wife
He wants her to be his queen, right?
- He wants her to be his queen, right?
- And this time I'll shake his hand and I'll mean it.
- Well, he was in his cups, so to speak.
- he got to put his brush stroke on the world
- And it was the child of one of his partners.
- And and then him rushing to see his mother.
- He honors that of his promise to a fault.
Examples
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The teacher praised James for bringing his book to class.
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Vince is talking to his boys on the deck.
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This is Trump putting his own staff at risk.
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This is Trump putting his own staff at risk.
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Tom is out of his mind with worry.
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The senior partner began to object, held his hands up, and took a step back.
Academic text (2011) -
My husband is with his troops in Dry Fork.
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He has to get on with his life.
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Shane texts me saying that his car broke down.
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He's fine, but Kevin fell down the stairs and hit his head.
Synonyms
A word that shows something belongs to a person without saying their gender
A word used without a noun to show something belongs to someone without saying gender
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.9
To confront a powerful person directly in their own place
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused
- Offensive
To say you want to kill yourself to show you feel very desperate, often offensive
Ask a woman to look at your art as a joke that suggests romantic or sexual interest
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of heart fibers that carry signals from the AV node to ventricles, making them contract
Surface Forms
Etymology
His is the possessive form of he, coming from an old English form that meant 'of him'. So his shows that something belongs to or is connected with a male person or animal.