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Definition of
he noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
he
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
hi
/
/
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1
[
singular
]
(
informal
)
a male
What a nice dog—is it a he or a she?
2
he-
(
in compound nouns
)
a male animal
a he-goat
See
he
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he
pronoun
helium
noun
he'd
short form
he's
short form
s/he
pronoun
he'll
short form
he-man
noun
you, he, etc. can't win
he who hesitates (is lost)
you, he, she, etc. started it
if he's, she's, etc. a day
he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick
he who pays the piper calls the tune
he who laughs last laughs best/longest
not as black as he/she/it is painted
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
I/he/she could have bitten my/his/her tongue out/off
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Idioms
you, he, etc. can't win
he who hesitates (is lost)
you, he, she, etc. started it
if he's, she's, etc. a day
he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick
he who pays the piper calls the tune
he who laughs last laughs best/longest
not as black as he/she/it is painted
what are you, was he, etc. getting at?
I/he/she could have bitten my/his/her tongue out/off
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