he

he · pronoun

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Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Used to refer to a man, boy, or male animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

  2. 2.

    Used to refer to a person of unspecified sex (traditional usage, now often replaced by "they").

  3. 3.

    Used in combination to refer to a male.

  4. 4.

    A male person or animal.

Forms

plural: they

Related words

Antonyms: she
See also: him, himself, his, she, they
Synonyms: him

Etymology

From Old English he, from Proto-Germanic *hiz ("this, this one").