HE


Meaning of HE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hi, STRONG hi: ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

Note: 'He' is a third person singular pronoun. 'He' is used as the subject of a verb.

1.

You use he to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.

He could never quite remember all our names...

Our dog Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died.

PRON

2.

In written English, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘he or she’ or ‘they’.

The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help.

PRON

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