Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [heez; unstressed eez]
- /hiz; unstressed iz/
- /hiːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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".