his

Meaning

Det

1. Belonging to him.
2. Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
3. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
4. Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.

Pron

1. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
2. Alternative spelling of His

Noun

plural of hi

Synonyms

her

hers

its

their

he

👨

she

👩

it

🇮🇹

him

for him

for her

that

at her

for it

his own

they

this

at it

at him

teacher

🧑‍🏫

mother

👩‍🍼

maternal aunt

theirs

them

belonging to that

in my

your, etc. person

denotes possession

himself

herself

father

👨‍👦

itsenäiset his

of her

that one’s

that’s

younger brother

older sister

her own

nape

one’s

our

my

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English his, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.

Sentences

It brought his heart into his mouth .

All this was tied to his new relationship .

He took out his money and counted it .

As his reputation grew , job offers did as well .

He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate , still holding the keys in his hand .

When they go out Lucius secretly eats his fill of their food .

Drew had also sung as a boy soprano before his voice broke .

Pratt continued his leading man status with " The Magnificent Seven " and " Passengers ".