He

Quick meaning: He is a pronoun meaning (personal) A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

Meaning

(personal) A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.

More Meanings

1. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
2. (personal, sometimes proscribed) It; an animal whose gender is unknown.
3. A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
4. (African-American Vernacular) Synonym of his.
5. (uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
6. The player who chases and attempts to catch the others in this game.
7. (informal) A male.

Example Sentences

That friend of your cousin's, he's on the phone.

"It was he we saw the tracks of down by Rausand hill."

He [= the ship Bismarck] was made to rule the waves across the seven seas […]

The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?

Synonyms for he

Depending on context, synonyms include one, you, they, it, his, ha.

Antonyms for he

Common opposites include she, it.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include helium, knows, did, was, had, answered.

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