his

/hɪz/

det 4pron 4name 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

articulate, bigger, conscientious, done, fulfilling, jealous, live, original

He felt jealous of his brother's success at the company.

VERB + HIS

abusing, back, books, decided, fearing, get, keep, learned

He decided his future the moment he chose to leave the company.

HIS + NOUN

ability, audience, birthday, blessings, chance, communication, courses, death

He finally got his chance to prove himself after years of hard work.

PREP.

about, from, from, in, in, than, with

He was worried about his upcoming exam next week.

ADV.

also, always, finally, often, only, shortly

He often visited his parents on weekends to help with household repairs.

Definitions

det

Belonging to him.

With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed, With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare, Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.

On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]

It is our conviction that piecemeal critiques of nontheisms will not suffice. The theist must enter the arena with a positive and comprehensive case of his own.

Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)

In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]

My ſtomacke could not well reach ſo farre: it is very much troubled to come to an end of that which it takes for his neede.

Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.

Ahab his mark

Sejanus his Fall

pron

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

This pen is his. These books are also his.

The decision was his to live with.

His house or home.

After our night out, I went back to his.

Alternative spelling of His.

pron

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

We pray that He grant us His blessings and that His will be done.

But, the individual entities of that order depend upon God and His laws for their existence.

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With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed, With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare, Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.

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No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly

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In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.

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This pen is his. These books are also his.

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The decision was his to live with.

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His is bigger than mine.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, his is marked as dated, obsolete, archaic, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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