'HE' definitions:
Definition of 'He'
From: WordNet
noun
A very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He, atomic number 2]
noun
The 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Definition of 'He'
From: GCIDE
- He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj. Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.; pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
- 1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. [1913 Webster]
- Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. --Gen. iii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve. --Deut. x. 20. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. [1913 Webster]
- He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov. xiii. 20. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is of common gender. In early English, he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'He'
From: GCIDE
- He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj. Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.; pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
- 1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated. [1913 Webster]
- Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. --Gen. iii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve. --Deut. x. 20. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun. [1913 Webster]
- He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov. xiii. 20. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is of common gender. In early English, he referred to a feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as well as to noun in the masculine singular. In composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'he'
From: GCIDE
- Personal \Per"son*al\ (p[~e]r"s[u^]n*al), a. [L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.]
- 1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things. [1913 Webster]
- Every man so termed by way of personal difference. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire. [1913 Webster]
- The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, -- and so personal to Cain. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Done in person; without the intervention of another. "Personal communication." --Fabyan. [1913 Webster]
- The immediate and personal speaking of God. --White. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Gram.) Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun. [1913 Webster]
- Personal action (Law), a suit or action by which a man claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it; or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury to his person or property, or the specific recovery of goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.
- Personal equation. (Astron.) See under Equation.
- Personal estate or Personal property (Law), movables; chattels; -- opposed to real estate or real property. It usually consists of things temporary and movable, including all subjects of property not of a freehold nature.
- Personal identity (Metaph.), the persistent and continuous unity of the individual person, which is attested by consciousness.
- Personal pronoun (Gram.), one of the pronouns I, thou, he, she, it, and their plurals.
- Personal representatives (Law), the executors or administrators of a person deceased.
- Personal rights, rights appertaining to the person; as, the rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and private property.
- Personal tithes. See under Tithe.
- Personal verb (Gram.), a verb which is modified or inflected to correspond with the three persons. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'he'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alter,
- alter ego,
- alterum,
- better self,
- bloke,
- boy,
- buck,
- chap,
- ego,
- ethical self,
- fellow,
- gee,
- gent,
- gentleman,
- guy,
- her,
- herself,
- him,
- himself,
- his,
- hombre,
- homme,
- I,
- I myself,
- inner man,
- inner self,
- it,
- male,
- male being,
- male person,
- man,
- masculine,
- me,
- my humble self,
- myself,
- number one,
- oneself,
- other self,
- ourselves,
- self,
- she,
- subconscious self,
- subliminal self,
- superego,
- them,
- themselves,
- they,
- you,
- yours truly,
- yourself,
- yourselves
Acronyms for 'HE'
From: V.E.R.A.
- HoehenEinheit [1HE = 19"]