he
Meanings
Plural: hes
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)
- the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
- The player who chases and attempts to catch the others in this game.
- A male.
- The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.
Pron
- A person who identifies as male, or animal already known or implied.
- They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- It; an animal whose gender is unknown.
- A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
Det
- Synonym of his.
Intj
- An expression of laughter.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”).
Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).
Scrabble Score: 5
he is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordhe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
he is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 4
he is a valid Words With Friends word