he
Meaning
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- A male person or animal already known or implied.
- They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- It; an animal whose gender is unknown.
- A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
Concepts
he
she
it
him
her
that
they
his
this
hers
its
that one
you
male
I
their
that person
it said
3 sg.
this one
them
here
himself
other
that gentleman
person in question
companion
other party
said person
same person
that guy
Mr.
Sir
gentleman
man
it is
it was
baked
cooked
could
it went
it poured
it struck
it became
it happened
it heard
it did
it killed
it dug
it took
it bit
it opened
died
she hid
she wrote
it found
third person pronoun
others
those
which
who
herself
be slippery
slippery
another
yon
we
person
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhiː/
Etymology
From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).
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