he

Definitions

1. pronoun

   Used to talk about a man or a boy, or a male animal.

   Examples

   • That friend of your cousin's, he's on the phone.
   • My brother says he is coming tomorrow.
2. pronoun

   Used in old writing to mean any person, whether male or female.

   Examples

   • If any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled.
   • Every writer should check his work twice.
3. noun

   A male person or animal.

   Examples

   • Is your cat a he or a she?
   • The vet said the puppy was a he.
4. pronoun

   Used to talk about an animal that has no known gender.

   Examples

   • Look at that dog! He is a friendly one, isn't he?
   • The cat scratched at the door because he wanted to go outside.
   ≈it
5. pronoun

   Used to talk about a ship or an object as if it were male.

   Examples

   • The captain loved his ship and said he was the fastest on the sea.
   • Sailors often call a ship he or she.
   ≠she≠it
6. determiner

   A form of his used in some dialects.

   Examples

   • He spent all he money on candy.
   • That dog buried he bone in the yard.
   ≈his
7. noun

   The name of the player who chases the others in a game of tag.

   Examples

   • Let's play a game, and you are he first!
   • Whoever gets tagged becomes he for the next round.
8. noun

   The player who chases and tries to catch the others in a game.

   Examples

   • Being he meant chasing all the other kids around the playground.
   • As soon as she was tagged, she became he.
9. noun

   The name of the fifth letter in Hebrew and some other alphabets.

   Examples

   • The Hebrew letter he makes the sound h.
   • He is written with a small gap in the Hebrew alphabet.
10. noun

    The name of the first letter in an ancient South Arabian alphabet.

    Examples

    • The old South Arabian alphabet begins with the letter he.
    • Old inscriptions often start with the letter he.