HE


Meaning of HE in English

I. ˈhē, ē pronoun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hē; akin to Old English hēo she, hit it, Old High German hē he, Latin cis, citra on this side, Greek e ke inos that person

Date: before 12th century

1. : that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer

he is my father

— compare him , his , it , she , they

2. — used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified

he that hath ears to hear, let him hear — Matthew 11:15 (Authorized Version)

one should do the best he can

II. ˈhē noun

Date: before 12th century

1. : a male person or animal

2. : one that is strongly masculine or has strong masculine appeal — usually used in combination

that's what I call he -literature — Sinclair Lewis

III. ˈhā noun

Etymology: Hebrew hē'

Date: circa 1567

: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table

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