Definition of HIS

his

Meanings

Plural: his

Det

  • Belonging to him.
  • Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
  • Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
  • Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.

Pron

  • That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
  • His house or home.
  • Alternative spelling of His.

Noun

  • plural of hi

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English his, 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.

Scrabble Score: 6

his is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
his is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
his is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

his is a valid Words With Friends word