0%

he's

he's
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [heez; unstressed eez]
    • /hiz; unstressed iz/
    • /hiːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heez; unstressed eez]
    • /hiz; unstressed iz/

Definitions of he's word

  • noun plural he's any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes. 1
  • adjective he's male (usually used in combination): a he-goat. 1
  • noun he's the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 1
  • noun he's any of the sounds represented by this letter. 1
  • contraction he's he is 1
  • contraction he's he has 1

Information block about the term

Origin of he's

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English hē (masculine nominative singular); cognate with Dutch hij, Old Saxon hē, Old High German her he; see his, him, she, her, it1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for He's

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

he's popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?