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His has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Det · Pron · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

plural of hi

In plain English: his (noun: plural of hi) Plain English Definition: "His" shows possession, indicating something belongs to a male person.

"The teacher scolded his for not completing their homework."

Det
1

Belonging to him.

Pron
1

That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

2

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Proper Noun
1

Swiss-born cardiologist and anatomist Wilhelm His Jr., after whom the bundle of His (His bundle) is named.

Example Sentences
"The teacher scolded his for not completing their homework." noun
See Also
her heaven louis he their possessive determiner hl7 him
Related Terms

Origin

The word his comes from Old English and originally meant "his" or "its." It ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "this."

Rhyming Words
whis chis this phis aphis ofhis ofthis rishis orchis mathis sothis rachis genghis myrrhis agathis memphis stathis apophis in this colchis
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