his
That or those belonging to himThat or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
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Meaning
2 sensesThat or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
This pen is his. These books are also his.
The decision was his to live with.
seiner, seine, seines
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(informal)His house or home.
After our night out, I went back to his.
Origin
From Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“ofFrom Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.
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