language note: He is a third person singular pronoun. He is used as the subject of a verb.
1. pronoun
You use he to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.
He could never quite remember all our names.
He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Our dog Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died.
2. pronoun
In written English, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Many people prefer to use 'he or she' or 'they' as an alternative to 'he'.
The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can.
3. singular pronoun
In some religions, He is used to refer to God.
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H.E.
title noun
H.E. is a written abbreviation for His Excellency or , Her Excellency and is used in the title of an important official such as an ambassador.
...H.E. the Italian Ambassador.
he in British English1
(hiː, unstressed iː)
pronoun(subjective)
1.
refers to a male person or animal
he looks interesting
he's a fine stallion
2.
refers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody
everybody can do as he likes in this country
3.
refers to a person or animal of unknown or unspecified sex
a member of the party may vote as he sees fit
noun
4.
a.
a male person or animal
b.
(in combination)
he-goat
5.
a.
a children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to touch one of them, who then becomes the chaser
Compare tag2
b.
the person chasing
Compare it1 (sense 7)
▶ USAGE The use of he and other masculine pronouns to refer to an unspecified person or to people in general,as in everybody can do as he likes in this country, was formerly widespread. In modern usage, however, it is preferable to use gender-neutralalternatives such as everybody can do as he or she likes in this country or even everybody can do as they like in this country. The latter usage was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable in allbut the most formal contexts
Word origin
Old English hē; related to Old Saxon hie, Old High German her he, Old Slavonic sĭ this, Latin cis on this side
he in British English2
(heɪ, Hebrew he)
noun
the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה), transliterated as h
he in British English3
(hiː, heɪ)
exclamation
an expression of amusement or derision
Also: he-he!, hee-hee!
He in British English
the chemical symbol for
helium
HE in British English
abbreviation for
1.
high explosive
2.
His Eminence
3.
His (or Her) Excellency
HE in American English
1.
high explosive
2.
Her (or His) Excellency
3.
His Eminence
He in American English1
Bible
Hebrews
He in American English2
Chemistry
helium
he in American English1
(hi)
pronounWord forms: pluralthey
1.
the man, boy, or male animal (or, sometimes, the thing regarded as male) previouslymentioned: masculine personal pronoun in the third person singular: he is the nominative form, him the objective, his the possessive, and himself the reflexive and intensive; his is the possessive pronominal adjective
2.
the person; the one; anyone
he who laughs last laughs best
3.
the person just mentioned
used following such antecedents as everyone, somebody, or no one [everyone ran just as fast as he could]
nounWord forms: pluralhes
4.
a man, boy, or male animal
Word origin
OE (where it contrasts with heo, she, hie, they < same base) < IE *ko-, kȇ-, this one > here, hither, L cis, on this side: orig. a demonstrative
he in American English2
(heɪ)
noun
the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה)
Word origin
Heb, lit., window
he- in American English
(hi)
male
used in hyphenated compounds
he-dog
Examples of 'he' in a sentence
he
We'd interrupted a game of solitaire he 'd been playing at a desk on the far side of the room.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Christian was walking very slowly and I had my hand under his armpit, as if he too were a patient.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Then again, not to do him down too much, he does have his more positive side.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
I took a whole letter from him, two pages, and he didn't even look at me.
Lisa Scottoline RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2001)
Did he- " "I will not permit that accusatory tone, Ramses," I exclaimed.
Elizabeth Peters LION IN THE VALLEY (2000)
Word lists with
he
Hebrew
In other languages
he
British English: he /hiː/ PRONOUN
You use he to talk about a man, a boy, or a male animal.
He could never remember all our names.
American English: he
Arabic: هُوَ
Brazilian Portuguese: ele
Chinese: 他
Croatian: on
Czech: on
Danish: han
Dutch: hij
European Spanish: él
Finnish: hän miespuolinen
French: il
German: er
Greek: αυτός
Italian: egli
Japanese: 彼は
Korean: 그 남자
Norwegian: han
Polish: on
European Portuguese: diretor
Romanian: el
Russian: он
Latin American Spanish: él
Swedish: han
Thai: เขาผู้ชาย
Turkish: o erkek
Ukrainian: він
Vietnamese: anh ấy
Chinese translation of 'he'
he
(hiː)
pron
(man, boy) 他 (tā)
⇒ He didn't do it. I did.他没做，我做了。 (Tā méi zuò, wǒ zuò le.)
(male animal) 它 (tā)
⇒ He's a good dog.它是只好狗。 (Tā shì zhī hǎo gǒu.)
All related terms of 'he'
and
和 hé
box
( container ) 盒子 hézi [ 个(個) gè ]
consume
( food ) 吃 chī ( drink ) 喝 hē
core
( of fruit ) 核 hé [ 个(個) gè ]
crane
( machine ) 起重机(機) qǐzhòngjī [ 部 bù ]
drink
[ c ] ( tea, water etc ) 饮(飲)料 yǐnliào [ 种(種) zhǒng ]
jaw
( of person ) 颌 hé [ 个(個) gè ]
nucleus
( of atom, cell ) 核 hé
packet
( of cigarettes, biscuits ) 盒 hé [ 个(個) gè ]
pit
( coal mine ) 矿(礦)井 kuàngjǐng [ 个(個) gè ]
plus
( added to ) 加 jiā
R. 1
= republican
river
河 hé [ 条(條) tiáo ]
stone
[ u ] 石头(頭) shítou
to take or have a drink of ...
喝 ... hē ...
here he is
( he's just arrived ) 他到了 tā dào le
is he around?
他在吗(嗎)？ tā zài ma?
there he is!
他在那儿(兒)呐！ tā zài nàr na!
he can't spell
他不会(會)拼写(寫) tā bùhuì pīnxiě
he clean forgot
他忘得一干(乾)二净(淨) tā wàng de yī gān èr jìng
he hurt himself
他伤(傷)了自己 tā shāngle zìjǐ
he just missed
( failed to hit target ) 他差点(點)就打中目标(標) tā chàdiǎn jiù dǎzhòng mùbiāo
he may be out
他可能出去了 tā kěnéng chūqù le
has he told you?
他已经(經)告诉(訴)你了吗(嗎)？ tā yǐjīng gàosù nǐ le ma?
he added that ...
他接着(著)说(說) ... tā jiēzhe shuō ...
he admits that ...
他承认(認) ... tā chéngrèn ...
he can't help it
他毫无(無)办(辦)法 tā háo wú bànfǎ
he has a fever
他发(發)烧(燒)了 tā fāshāo le
he left for Rome
他前往罗(羅)马(馬) tā qiánwǎng Luómǎ
he means business
( inf ) 他是认(認)真的 tā shì rènzhēn de
he ran past me
他从(從)我身边(邊)跑过(過) tā cóng wǒ shēnbiān pǎoguò
how tall is he?
他有多高？ tā yǒu duō gāo?
in case he comes
以防万(萬)一他会(會)来(來) yǐfáng wànyī tā huì lái
what age is he?
他多大了？ tā duōdà le?
where's he gone?
他去哪儿(兒)了？ tā qù nǎr le?
even he was there
连(連)他都在那儿(兒) lián tā dōu zài nàr
from what he says
根据(據)他所说(說)的 gēnjù tā suǒ shuō de
he attempted a smile
他试(試)图(圖)挤(擠)出一丝(絲)微笑 tā shìtú jǐchū yī sī wēixiào