his
//ɪz/ [ɪ̈z]/
Forms
- Plural
- hiss
Definitions
1.plural of hi
- The Hikkams pushed a table over by the booth where the Lochwoods and Meekums were sitting, exchanged his and sat down.
1.Belonging to him.
- 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.
- 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.
1.That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
- The decision was his to live with.
- This pen is his. These books are also his.
- That cough of his is really getting on my nerves.
2.His house or home.(informal)
- After our night out, I went back to his.
3.Alternative spelling of His.
4.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.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #29
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Common
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English hes, 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”).