| He The symbol for the element helium. |
| HE abbr. 1. Her (or His) Excellency 2. high explosive 3. His Eminence |
he 1 (h )pron. 1. a. Used to refer to the man or boy previously mentioned or implied. b. Used to refer to a male animal. 2. Usage Problem Used to refer to a person whose gender is unspecified or unknown: "He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence" (William Blake). n. A male person or animal: Is the cat a he? [Middle English, from Old English h ; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Traditionally the pronouns he, him, and his have been used as generic or gender-neutral singular pronouns, as in A novelist should write about what he knows best and No one seems to take any pride in his work anymore. Since the early 20th century, however, this usage has come under increasing criticism for reflecting and perpetuating gender stereotyping. · Defenders of the traditional usage have argued that the masculine pronouns he, his, and him can be used generically to refer to men and women. This analysis of the generic use of he is linguistically doubtful. If he were truly a gender-neutral form, we would expect that it could be used to refer to the members of any group containing both men and women. But in fact the English masculine form is an odd choice when it refers to a female member of such a group. There is something plainly disconcerting about sentences such as Each of the stars of As Good As It Gets [i.e., Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt] won an Academy Award for his performance. In this case, the use of his forces the reader to envision a single male who stands as the representative member of the group, a picture that is at odds with the image that comes to mind when we picture the stars of As Good As It Gets. Thus he is not really a gender-neutral pronoun; rather, it refers to a male who is to be taken as the representative member of the group referred to by its antecedent. The traditional usage, then, is not simply a grammatical convention; it also suggests a particular pattern of thought. · It is clear that many people now routinely construct their remarks to avoid generic he, usually using one of two strategies: changing to the plural, so they is used (which is often the easiest solution) or using compound and coordinate forms such as he/she or he or she (which can be cumbersome in sustained use). In some cases, the generic pronoun can simply be dropped or changed to an article with no change in meaning. The sentence A writer who draws on personal experience for material should not be surprised if reviewers seize on that fact is complete as it stands and requires no pronoun before the word material. The sentence Every student handed in his assignment is just as clear when written Every student handed in the assignment. · Not surprisingly, the opinion of the Usage Panel in such matters is mixed. While 37 percent actually prefer the generic his in the sentence A taxpayer who fails to disclose the source of ______ income can be prosecuted under the new law, 46 percent prefer a coordinate form like his or her; 7 percent felt that no pronoun was needed in the sentence; 2 percent preferred an article, usually the; and another 2 percent overturned tradition by advocating the use of generic her, a strategy that brings the politics of language to the reader's notice. Thus a clear majority of the Panel prefers something other than his. The writer who chooses to use generic he and its inflected forms in the face of the strong trend away from that usage may be viewed as deliberately calling attention to traditional gender roles or may simply appear to be insensitive. See Usage Notes at each, every, neither, one, she, they. |
he 2 (h )n. The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew h , of Phoenician origin.] |
He
the chemical symbol for
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) helium
HE
abbreviation for
1. high explosive
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) His Eminence
3. His (or Her) Excellency
he1
pron (subjective)
1. refers to a male person or animal he looks interesting he's a fine stallion
2. refers to an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody everybody can do as he likes in this country
3. refers to a person or animal of unknown or unspecified sex a member of the party may vote as he sees fit
n
1.
a. a male person or animal
b. (in combination) he-goat
2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified)
a. a children's game in which one player chases the others in an attempt to touch one of them, who then becomes the chaser Compare tag2
b. the person chasing Compare it [7]
[Old English hē; related to Old Saxon hie, Old High German her he, Old Slavonic sĭ this, Latin cis on this side]
he2
n
(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ה), transliterated as h
he3
interj
an expression of amusement or derision Also he-he!, hee-hee!
| He The symbol for helium. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  He - 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)chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter |
| 2. | he - the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
Translations
HE ABBR
he [hiː]
1. =high explosive
2. =His or Her Excellency → S.E.
3. =His Eminence → S.Em.
he [hiː]
A. PERS PRON
1. (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) → él
we went to the cinema but he didn't → nosotros fuimos al cine pero él no
it is he who → es él quien ...
you've got more money than he has → tienes más dinero que él
there he is → allí está
we went to the cinema but he didn't → nosotros fuimos al cine pero él no
it is he who → es él quien ...
you've got more money than he has → tienes más dinero que él
Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:
he's very tall → es muy altothere he is → allí está
he [ˈhiː](STRONG) [hi]
HE abbr of His Excellency, His Eminence → S. E.
he
he
pers pron
→ er; it is he (form) → er ist es, es ist er; if I were he (form) → wenn ich er wäre; he didn’t do it, I did it → nicht er hat das getan, sondern ich; so he’s the one → der (inf) → or er ist es also!; Harry Rigg? who’s he? → Harry Rigg? wer ist das denn?
he who or that … (liter) → derjenige, der …; (in proverbs) → wer …
pref → männlich
HE [ˌeɪtʃˈiː] abbr
he [hiː]
HE [ˌeɪtʃˈiː] abbr
he [hiː]
a. = high explosive
b. (Diplomacy) =His (or Her) Excellency → S.E. =sua eccellenza (Rel) =His Eminence → S.E. =Sua Eminenza
he [hiː]
1. pers pron → lui, egli
he has gone out → è uscito
there/here he is → eccolo
it is he who ... → è lui che...
HE didn't do it → non è stato lui a farlo
he who hesitates is lost → chi si ferma è perduto
he has gone out → è uscito
there/here he is → eccolo
it is he who ... → è lui che...
HE didn't do it → non è stato lui a farlo
he who hesitates is lost → chi si ferma è perduto
2. n it's a he (animal) (fam) (baby) → è un maschio
HE [ˌeɪtʃˈiː] abbr
a. = high explosive
b. (Diplomacy) =His (or Her) Excellency → S.E. =sua eccellenza (Rel) =His Eminence → S.E. =Sua Eminenza
he [hiː]
1. pers pron → lui, egli
he has gone out → è uscito
there/here he is → eccolo
it is he who ... → è lui che...
HE didn't do it → non è stato lui a farlo
he who hesitates is lost → chi si ferma è perduto
he has gone out → è uscito
there/here he is → eccolo
it is he who ... → è lui che...
HE didn't do it → non è stato lui a farlo
he who hesitates is lost → chi si ferma è perduto
2. n it's a he (animal) (fam) (baby) → è un maschio
pron he [hiː]
(used as the subject of a verb)
1 a male person or animal already spoken about When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you. hy هو той on han er αυτός él tema او؛ مذکر hän (miespuolinen) il הוּא नर पशु on (osobna zamjenica) ő (hímnemű) dia (laki-laki atau hewan jantan) hann egli, lui 彼は 그는(가), 그 사람은(이) jis viņš dia hij han on ele el он on on on han เขา o 他 він وہ آدمی، لڑکا یا جانور nó; anh ấy 他
2 any (male) person He who hesitates is lost. hy الشَّخْص той ten han derjenige αυτός aquel(que), el (que) see هر مردی hän (miespuolinen) celui (qui) הוּא नर muško, onaj koji (az) aki dia (laki-laki) sá, sérhver colui 人 (…하는) 자는 (누구나) tas dia hij han, den ten aquele cel (care) тот ten tisti, ki ko han, den เขา kimse, kişi 任何(男)人 чоловік کوئی مذکر người (giống đực) 任何（男）人
n
a male person or animal Is a cow a he or a she? sy مُؤَنَّث женска samice hun eine Sie θηλυκό hembra, niña emane جانور ماذه nainen, naaras femelle נְקֵבָה कोई महिला या मादा पशु žena, žensko nő(stény) betina kvenkyns femmina 雌 여성, 암컷 patelė meitene; sieviete; (par dzīvnieku) mātīte betina zij hunn ona fêmea femelă лицо женского пола;животное женского пола, самка samica samica ona hon เพศเมีย dişi (kişi/hayvan) 女性，雌性 жінка کوئی مؤنث شخص یا جانور đàn bà, con gái, động vật cái 雌
he-
male a he-goat. mannetjie ذَكَر мъжки samec han- -männchen αρσενικός (ως α΄ συνθ.) macho isas- مذکر؛ نر uros- mâle זָכַר नर muški pripadnik životinjske vrste (jarac) hím, bak- jantan karlkyns-, karl- maschio 雄の－ 수컷의 patinas āzis jantan hij- hann-, hankjønns(-) samiec macho самец samec samec muški han- เขา (ผู้ชาย) erkek... 雄性 у складних словах означає самця مذکر giống đực 雄性
n he-man [-mӕn]
a very strong, powerful man. kragman شخص قَوي мъжкар správný chlap rigtigt mandfolk; he-man der Mann άντρακλας machote mehine mees مرد نیرومند voimamies homme dominateur גֶבֶר שְׁבַּגבָרִים पुरूष pravi muškarac, muškarcina férfias férfi pria perkasa karlmenni, kraftalegur maður uomo forte/virile 男らしい男 건장하고 남성적인 남자 tikras vyras stiprinieks lelaki gagah perkasa he-man, kerel barsking, muskelmann prawdziwy mężczyzna homem macho bărbat puternic настоящий мужчина správny chlap pravi možakar muškarčina he-man, karlakarl ผู้ชายที่กำยำล่ำสัน güçlü kuvvetli adam 健美男子 справжній чоловік شیر مرد người đàn ông cường tráng 健美男子
He → هو on han er αυτός él hän il on egli 彼は 그 남자 hij han on ele он han เขาผู้ชาย o anh ấy 他
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