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his
1[ hiz; unstressed iz ]
pronoun
- 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?
- that or those belonging to him:
His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
His
2abbreviation for
his
/ ɪz; hɪz /
determiner
- of, belonging to, or associated with him
his knee
his own fault
I don't like his being out so late
- as pronoun
that book is his
his is on the left
- his and hers(of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
pronoun
- of hisbelonging to or associated with him
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of his1
Example Sentences
In January, Colombian President Gustavo Petro barred two US military flights carrying deported migrants from landing in his South American country.
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'."
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.
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.
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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