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his

Noun CEFR A1 Common

Definitions

  1. A surname from Swiss.
  2. IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of histidine
  3. Initialism of health information system or hospital information system.
  4. Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context
  5. Used as a modifier before a noun: his boots; his plans.
  6. A surname from Swiss
  7. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to him: If you can't find your hat, take his.
  8. belonging to a male person already spoken about. John says it's his book; He says the book is his; No, his is on the table. sy, syne له، ضمير المُلكيَّه негов dele jeho sein hans του su, sus; suyo, suya, suyos, suyas tema (oma) مال او ؛ مذکر hänen son, sa, sesשלו उसका njegov; njegovo (az ő) -ja, -je/-a, -e (hímnemben) miliknya hans suo, sua, suoi, sue 彼の (もの) 그의 것 jo viņa; viņējā (piederības forma) dia; nya zijnhans, sinjego د هغه مال، د مذکر د ملکیت ثابتوالی لپاره استفاده کیږی dele al lui/să...
  9. of, belonging to, or associated with him: his own fault; his knee; I don't like his being out so late.
  10. his and hers (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
  11. of his belonging to or associated with him
  12. the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective): His coat is the brown one. This book is his. Do you mind his speaking first?
  13. that or those belonging to him: His was the strangest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
  14. A. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sushis book/table → su libro/mesahis friends → sus amigoshe took off his coat → se quitó el abrigohe's washing his hair → se está lavando el pelosomeone stole his car → alguien le robó el coche
  15. B. POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la) suyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las) suyos/asthis book is his → este libro es suyo or de élis that car his? → ¿es suyo or de él ese coche?"whose is this?" - "it's his" → -¿de quién es esto? -es de éla friend of his → un amigo suyomy car is much bigger than his → mi coche es mucho más grande que el suyo or el de él"is this his coat?" - "no, his is black" → -¿es éste...

Equivalents

51 more languages
العربيةـهُله
Azərbaycan dilionunonunku
Беларускаясвойягоягоны
Българскинеговсвой
Catalàseu
Češtinajehosvůj
DanskHans
ΕλληνικάΤου
Esperantolia
Eestitatema
فارسیاوش
Suomihänen
GaeilgeA
Galegodelseuseussuasuas
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikānakona
עברית־יושלו
Magyar-a-é-ja-je
Հայերենիրնրա
日本語彼の
ქართულითავისიმისი
한국어그의기
Кыргызчаанын
Latinaeiushuiusilliussuus
Lietuviųsavas
Te Reo Māorianatona
Македонскинеговсвој
Bahasa Melayu-nya
မြန်မာသူ
Polskijegoswój
Portuguêsdeleseu
Românăluisăsăișalesău
Русскийегосвой
Slovenčinajehosvoj
Slovenščinanjegovsvoj
Shqiptij
SvenskaHanssin
Tagalogkaniyaniya
Türkçeönün
Українськайогосвій
Tiếng ViệtCửa Hàncủa nợ

Examples

“The Hikkams pushed a table over by the booth where the Lochwoods and Meekums were sitting, exchanged his and sat down.”
“Meronyms: HL7, PACS, DICOM, EHR, EMR”
“Near-synonyms: CIS; HIT”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
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