he
he · pronoun
Definitions
pronoun
- 1.
Used to refer to a man, boy, or male animal previously mentioned or easily identified.
- 2.
Used to refer to a person of unspecified sex (traditional usage, now often replaced by "they").
- 3.
Used in combination to refer to a male.
- 4.
A male person or animal.
Forms
plural: they
Related words
Etymology
From Old English he, from Proto-Germanic *hiz ("this, this one").