his
pronoun
the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective).
his
1 American
[hiz, iz]
/ hɪz, ɪz /
pronoun
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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?
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that or those belonging to him.
His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
His
2
American
abbreviation
Biochemistry.
his
British
/ ɪz, hɪz /
determiner
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of, belonging to, or associated with him
his own fault
his knee
I don't like his being out so late
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as pronoun
his is on the left
that book is his
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(of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
pronoun
Gender
Etymology
Origin of his
before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of hē he 1
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In their article, however, von Foerster and his co-authors argued that as far as populations go, humans may be exceptional.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
He said his agency is “committed to safeguarding America’s cutting-edge intellectual property from foreign threats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Moustapha said he had had "no contact whatsoever" with his wife, but had heard from her mother that her health had deteriorated due to a lack of food and medical assistance.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Heinz von Foerster was, at one point in his life, a stage magician.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Father Julien falls to his knees and scoops up the wet pages.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
His nephew is Harvey Kitani, a future City Section Hall of Fame basketball coach who was at Fairfax and now Rolling Hills Prep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
His co-star Liang says her intense training regime was designed to help her replicate character Chun-Li's famous moves and distinctive, muscular look.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
His “viral hospital rumor has been debunked,” the account wrote in a post accompanying an article about the debunking.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
His government had already increased payments under Bolsa Familia, Brazil's flagship welfare program for low-income families, before the first round.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
His face is a pasty shade of grayish white.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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