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Also HEHis Eminence.His Excellency; Her Excellency.he1/ iː, hiː /pronounrefers to a male person or animalhe looks interestinghe's a fine stallionrefers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybodyeverybody can do as he likes in this countryrefers to a person or animal of unknown or unspecified sexa member of the party may vote as he sees fit“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012nouna male person or animal( in combination )he-goata children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to touch one of them, who then becomes the chaser Compare the person chasing Compare “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012HE2abbreviationhigh explosiveHis EminenceHis ( or Her) Excellency“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012He3symbolhelium“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012he4/ he, heɪ /nounthe fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה), transliterated as h“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012he5/ hiː, heɪ /interjectionAlso: he-he!. hee-hee!. an expression of amusement or derision“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreGrammar NoteTraditionally, the masculine singular pronouns he, his, and him have been used generically to refer to indefinite pronouns like anyone, everyone, and someone ( Everyone who agrees should raise his right hand ) and to singular nouns that can be applied to either gender ( painter, parent, person, teacher, writer, etc.): Every writer knows that his first book is not likely to be a bestseller. This generic use is often criticized as sexist, although many speakers and writers continue the practice. Those who object to the generic use of he have developed various ways of avoiding it. One is to use he/she or she/he (or he or she or she or he ) or the appropriate case forms of these pairs: Everyone who agrees should raise his or her (or her or his or his/her or her/his ) right hand. Forms blending the feminine and masculine pronouns, as s/he, have not been widely adopted, probably because of confusion over how to say them. Another solution is to change the antecedent pronoun or noun from singular to plural so that the plural pronouns they, their, and them can be used: All who agree should raise their right hands. All writers know that their first books are not likely to be bestsellers. See also .Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of he1First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English hē; cognate with Dutch hij, Old Saxon hē, Old High German her; , , Origin of he2From Hebrew hē; cognate with Arabic hāʾ Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of he1Old English hē; related to Old Saxon hie, Old High German her he, Old Slavonic sĭ this, Latin cis on this sideDiscover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.The baseball players were on the road at the time of the break-ins, although Sherman was at home with his family.From The “unpredictability and uncertainty that the tariffs have created” were a key component of the conversation, he said.From Reid confessed to FBI agents that he made the shoe bombs, which held 10 ounces of explosive material, according to federal officials.From As the thought of giving Monty a smartphone when he reached secondary school had become one of her "biggest fears", she and other parents said they were relieved schools are taking ownership.From And he staked his claim for a regular place in Maresca's team with a superb full debut at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.From AdvertisementDiscover MoreRelated Words www.thesaurus.com www.thesaurus.comAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, The meaning of HE is that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer. How to use he in a sentence., Today, he is the only masculine pronoun in English. In the 18th century, it was suggested as a gender-neutral pronoun, and was thereafter often prescribed in manuals of style and school textbooks until the 1960s..