his
1 Americanpronoun
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the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective).
His coat is the brown one. This brown coat is his. Do you mind his speaking first?
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that or those belonging to him.
His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
abbreviation
determiner
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of, belonging to, or associated with him
his own fault
his knee
I don't like his being out so late
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as pronoun
his is on the left
that book is his
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(of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
pronoun
Gender
Etymology
Origin of his
before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of hē he 1
Example Sentences
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who has made sports leagues a target in public comments, greeted the league officials before turning the meeting over to his top advisers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Scott worked a scoreless inning, lowering his earned-run average to 0.93.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“I can’t imagine that ‘Too Late’ is taking money on construction,” Trump said, using his nickname for the Fed chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Despite financial aid to help cover its $25,000 cost and assistance from his grandmother, he couldn’t afford it after a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Jason slowly turned to face his fridge door.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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