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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His prepared testimony, to be delivered at 10 a.m. to the House Financial Services Committee, also made no mention of the tariffs or war-driven price increases that his colleagues have cited as one-off shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“There were people within the game who really wanted to acknowledge his contribution to the game,” says Katerina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Lindsey Graham’s sister is to fill his South Carolina Senate seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Heidecker hosts as what may be described as Tim Heidecker as Alex Jones, but not Alex Jones, whom the show has declared dead, popping him “like a balloon” in his car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Rather than leave the diary behind in his room, Father Julien carries it with him under his robes.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
His prepared testimony, to be delivered at 10 a.m. to the House Financial Services Committee, also made no mention of the tariffs or war-driven price increases that his colleagues have cited as one-off shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
His cash cow: Mario Moreno, better known as Cantinflas, the improvisational comic genius sometimes called the “Mexican Charlie Chaplin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
His shock-and-awe campaign may have lost its thunderous momentum, but the offensive never stopped.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
His former role on Match of the Day was split when he left and the show is now hosted by three presenters, who are individually paid significantly less than Lineker was.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
His head juts slightly forward, and he peers and peers.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
