het

[ het ]

noun

1. a heterosexual person.

adjective

1. heterosexual.

het

¹

/ hɛt /

verb

1. archaic.
   a past tense and past participle of heat

adjective

1. a Scot word for hot

het

²

/ hɛt /

noun

1. slang.
   short for heterosexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of het¹

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

Nadia Bouras, a Dutch historian of Moroccan descent, told Amsterdam’s Het Parool newspaper that using the term “integration” for people who had already lived in the Netherlands for four generations was like “holding them hostage”.

From BBC

In interviews with the HET, Soldier A denied that he had shot Mr McGreanery in revenge for the earlier murder of a soldier and insisted it had been a spur of the moment response to a perceived threat.

From BBC

He told the HET he accepted he had made a mistake that night, but that it had been an honest one.

From BBC

Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool said she had been back in the Dutch capital as early as February where she is studying Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics.

From BBC

It was clear that the man wanted to get rid of his stones quickly,” the elder De Temmerman told Het Laatste Nieuws.

From Washington Times