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?
that or those belonging to him.
His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
of, belonging to, or associated with him
his own fault
his knee
I don't like his being out so late
as pronoun
his is on the left
that book is his
(of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of hē he 1
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Listening to Shohei Ohtani’s assessment of his own performance on Wednesday, one would have thought he got shelled.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
In his recent memoir, Pratt recounted his conversion — actor Stephen Baldwin baptized him in a river during the 2009 season of the reality show “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
As with Kobe Bryant, his sudden and tragic death deeply affected me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Let’s see if Hall can be his own slayer on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Jason slowly turned to face his fridge door.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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