he

I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hē; akin to Old English hēo she, hit it, Old High German hē he, Latin cis, citra on this side, Greek ekeinos that person Date: before 12th century 1. that male one who is neither speaker nor hearer <

he is my father

> — compare him, his, it, she, they 2. — used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified <

he that hath ears to hear, let him hear — Matthew 11:15 (Authorized Version)

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one should do the best he can

> II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a male person or animal 2. one that is strongly masculine or has strong masculine appeal — usually used in combination <

that's what I call he-literature — Sinclair Lewis

> III. noun Etymology: Hebrew hē' Date: circa 1567 the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet — see alphabet table