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his

1

[ hiz; unstressed iz ]

pronoun

  1. the possessive form of he 1 (used as an attributive or predicative adjective):

    His coat is the brown one. This brown coat is his. Do you mind his speaking first?

  2. that or those belonging to him:

    His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.



His

2

abbreviation for

Biochemistry.

his

/ ɪz; hɪz /

determiner

    1. of, belonging to, or associated with him

      his knee

      his own fault

      I don't like his being out so late

    2. as pronoun

      that book is his

      his is on the left

  1. his and hers
    (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pronoun

  1. of his
    belonging to or associated with him
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See he 1, me.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of his1

before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of ŧ he 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of his1

Old English his, genitive of ŧ he 1and of hit it
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In January, Colombian President Gustavo Petro barred two US military flights carrying deported migrants from landing in his South American country.

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The title track documents their chance meeting at a pub: "With two pints in his hands, he came over and said, 'Nice to meet you'."

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The season shows just how important his graffiti becomes for a local community – and why people disagree so vehemently about what should happen after it's discovered.

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But his decision to impose sweeping tariffs of at least 10% on almost every product that enters the US is essentially a wall designed to keep work and jobs within it, rather than immigrants out.

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But they also knew that Sasaki was not a finished product; the kind of developing talent who, with lesser stuff, would almost certainly be in the minors polishing his craft.

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