hepronoun
ukstrong /hiː/weak /hi//i/usstrong /hiː/weak /hi//i/A1 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned:
Don't ask Andrew, he won't know.
There's no need to be frightened - he's a very friendly dog.
old-fashioned used to refer to a person whose sex is not known:
The modern traveller can go where he likes.
As soon as the baby is born, he'll start to take an interest in the world around him.
More examples
- I've no idea what time the train leaves. Ask the guard whether he knows.
- Very politely the little boy asked if he might have another piece of cake .
- He was attacked as he was walking home from work late one afternoon.
- His written French is very good but he needs to practise speaking it.
- Did Steve get the promotion he wanted?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- her
- it
- me
- moi
- number one
- personally
- s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- they
- thou
- us
- you
- yours
- yours truly idiom
- yous
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henoun [ C ]
uk/hiː/us/hiː/a male:
How can you tell whether the fish is a he or a she?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Species & genders
- breed
- class
- female
- genera
- genus
- m
- male
- order
- paramecium
- phylum
- related
- same-gender
- she
- species
- strain
- subspecies