his

¹

[hiz, iz]

pronoun

1. the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective).

   His coat is the brown one. This brown coat is his. Do you mind his speaking first?

2. that or those belonging to him.

   His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.

His

²

abbreviation

Biochemistry.

1. histidine.

his

/ ɪz, hɪz /

determiner

1. 1. of, belonging to, or associated with him

      his own fault

      his knee

      I don't like his being out so late

   2. as pronoun

      his is on the left

      that book is his

2. (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively

pronoun

1. belonging to or associated with him

Gender Note

See he ¹, me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of his¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of hē he ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of his¹

Old English his, genitive of hē _he ¹ and of hit _it

Example Sentences

The general manager of the historic topless bar was recently shot outside his Santa Rosa home, and his killer, for now, remains a mystery.

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In a televised interview Monday, Miller was asked about his remarks and asked whether the administration would abide by court rulings that stop the deployment of troops to Illinois and Portland.

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O’Keefe informed his Instagram followers that “the charges against me were dismissed” and “deemed by the judge facially insufficient.”

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He didn’t wear a shoe on his left foot during the second half and afterward told reporters he was “hurting like crazy.”

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Jon Brown, whose family lived at the devastated Pacific Palisades Bowl mobile home park, had his own view.

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