he's

[ heez; unstressed eez ]

  1. contraction of he is.

  2. contraction of he has.

usage note For he's

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How to use he's in a sentence

  • And now that hes thoroughly up to it, lets have some supper, and get a snooze afore starting.

  • Yes; hes my boy, replied Sikes, looking hard at Oliver, and putting his hand abstractedly into the pocket where the pistol was.

  • I hoped that he wouldnt be home to lunch; hes awful cross, said Sue, with a pout and a flush.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • Just wait till hes took to his room, an twould be betterindeed, believe your old Bridget, it would!

    Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston Carruth
  • It seemed to the girls that they lived an eternity in the second before the woman said: No, no, hes not dead.

    Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston Carruth

British Dictionary definitions for he's

he's

/ (hiːz) /


contraction of
  1. he is or he has

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