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his

//ɪz/ [ɪ̈z]/

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Determiner

A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

Pronoun

A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

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Forms

Plural
hiss

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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.

Determiner

A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

  1. 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.

Pronoun

A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

  1. 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. 2.His house or home.(informal)

    • After our night out, I went back to his.
  3. 3.Alternative spelling of His.

  4. 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

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Word family

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”).

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