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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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The mother of a stillborn baby boy who was found at an undertakers almost two years after his funeral says the funeral director "will pay for what he's done".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Since then, he’s become something of an expert in dealing with high-stress ambiguity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Sam’s a 30-something law school dropout reduced to a position he knows he’s inherently ill-suited for.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And he’s been doing this kind of thing every month, for the past three years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

I think about blocking his number, but part of me wants to see that he’s trying, even if it’s to blame me for everything he did.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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