First Known Use: before 12th century
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1he
pronoun \ˈhē, ē\
: that male
: that person
Full Definition of HE
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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>
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Origin of HE
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 ekeinos that person
Rhymes with HE
b, be, bee, c, cay, cee, Cree, d, dee, Dee, dree, e, fee, flea, flee, free, g, gee, ghee, glee, gree, key, Key, knee, lea, lee, me, mi, p, pea, pee, plea, pree, quay, re, Rhee, scree, sea, see, she, si, ski, spree, sri, t, tea, tee, the, thee, three, ti, tree, twee, Twi, v, vee, we, wee, whee, ye, z, zee
2he
noun \ˈhē\
Definition of HE
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: 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>
First Known Use of HE
before 12th century
3he
noun \ˈhā\
Definition of HE
: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table
Origin of HE
Hebrew hē'
First Known Use: circa 1567
Rhymes with HE
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
He
symbol
Definition of HE
helium
HE
abbreviation
Definition of HE
1
Her Excellency; His Excellency
2
high explosive
3
His Eminence
HE[1] Defined for Kids
he
pronoun \ˈhē, ē\
Definition of HE for Kids
1
: that male one <Ask your brother if he wants to go.>
2
: that person or one Hint:This sense is used in a general way when the sex of the person is unknown. <Tell whoever is yelling that he should stop.>
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