Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Used as a modifier before a noun.
- pronoun Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to him.
from The Century Dictionary.
- The possessive (genitive) masculine (and formerly also neuter) of he.
- A perverted form of the genitive inflection -s, -'s, Middle English and early modern English -es, -is (see -es and -s), which was confused with the genitive pronoun his, and became common especially after nouns whose nominatives end in -S.
- [The use naturally extended to the feminine gender and the plural number:
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pronoun Belonging or pertaining to
him ; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; ; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete. - pronoun The possessive of
he .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- pronoun attributive Belonging to
him . - pronoun archaic Used erroneously in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in s, to express the possessive case.
- pronoun That which belongs to
him ; the possessive case ofhe , used without a following noun.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Not to disparage teh Shakespeer guy or anybuddy in his era, but it seems to me that if u wanted to hurt teh other guy u would bite *his* thumb, not ur own.
Hey, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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So they found little old William Jarvis crumpled on his bedroom floor, fully clothed also; and _his _cheeks were badly scratched; and he was just as dead as his fellow butler below.
The Body Ricardo 2010
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That mother had no idea what Bailey had just been through, and his rugged appearance was only his proud testament to his life at that moment.
The Exhibit Jenn Alandy 2010
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And his eyes go what ye'd call twilight misty as his croppy boy goes running over the field, his stick flickin at the grass seeds, and the soft sunshine tripping off his boots.
cyclops 2010
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For a lifetime he balanced the trickle of his love, his thoughts, his hope ... his self ... into her ears, until she became his story.
Spill 2010
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This whole Rod Stewart thing is astounding, by the way — corroborated in Wikipedia in a paragraph that includes this hilarious line: “..his passion for the hobby has been blamed for contributing to the end of his second marriage.”
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Coolest Stuff I Have Worked With In A While 2009
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Well, I think the Warren pick was a perfect issue to make a better connection with, not the base or his campaigners like us or * his* voters, but the electorate.
Dems Not Likely To Move Any Time Soon On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" 2009
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First Edwards and his mudcat, now Obama and * his* staff ...
Obama Issues New Statement Taking Full Responsibility For "Punjab" Screwup 2009
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Actually, the opponent, Dan Meuser, occasionally gives to politicians who are important to his company, but 91 percent of his personal donations go to Republicans.
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To be honest, I was jealous of his going back to school while I stayed home working on *his* novels.
Year 34 in Review 2008
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