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CIDE DICTIONARY
He, pron. [AS. h, masc., heó, fem., hit, neut.; pl. hī, or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. It.].
- The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. [1913 Webster]"Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." [1913 Webster]"Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve." [1913 Webster]
- Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. [1913 Webster]"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise." [1913 Webster]
- Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]" When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is of common gender. In early English,
he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition,he denotes a male animal; as, ahe -goat." [1913 Webster]"I stand to answer thee,
Or any he, the proudest of thy sort." [1913 Webster]
He,
The chemical symbol for helium. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
He, abbr.
1 His or Her Excellency.
2 His Eminence.
3 high explosive.
1 His or Her Excellency.
2 His Eminence.
3 high explosive.
He, symb. Chem. the element helium.
He, pron. & n.
--pron. (obj. him; poss. his; pl. they)
1 the man or boy or male animal previously named or in question.
2 a person etc. of unspecified sex, esp. referring to one already named or identified (if anyone comes he will have to wait).
--n.
1 a male; a man.
2 (in comb.) male (he-goat).
3 a children's chasing game, with the chaser designated 'he'.
--pron. (obj. him; poss. his; pl. they)
1 the man or boy or male animal previously named or in question.
2 a person etc. of unspecified sex, esp. referring to one already named or identified (if anyone comes he will have to wait).
--n.
1 a male; a man.
2 (in comb.) male (he-goat).
3 a children's chasing game, with the chaser designated 'he'.
Idiom
he-man (pl. -men) a masterful or virile man.
Etymology
OE f. Gmc
THESAURUS
He
I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, bloke, boy, buck, chap, ego, ethical self, fellow, gee, gent, gentleman, guy, her, herself, him, himself, his, hombre, homme, inner man, inner self, it, male, male being, male person, man, masculine, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, self, she, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, them, themselves, they, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselvesROGET THESAURUS
He
Man
N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est, man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.Also see definition of "He" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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