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he's

American  
[heez, eez] / hiz, iz /
  1. contraction of he is.

  2. contraction of he has.


he's British  
/ hiːz /

contraction

  1. he is or he has

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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While some are predicting that Antonelli will go on and possibly become the first Italian to win the F1 championship since 1953, he’s still considered the junior member of the Mercedes team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

General manager James Gladstone is still only 35 but in his second draft he's either pulled off some masterstrokes or made some huge errors.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The season’s theme is “really intentional”: Bernad says he’s known the Season 4 theme since they realized the hit show would be ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Bonner told MarketWatch that, while he considers himself a skeptic that generative artificial intelligence will entirely wipe out the software business, he’s concerned about Adobe, given that generative AI capabilities have made major advances recently.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“I know he’s my actual uncle, but why can’t he stay where the other strays do?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith