English · Word Candidate

his

/ɪz/ [ɪ̈z]

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Belonging to him.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về anh ấy

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Determiner

Examples

With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed, With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare, Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thuộc về một người có giới tính không xác định

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DeterminerRegister: dated

Examples

On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ĐongsTo hoặc những thứ thuộc về anh ấy

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Pronoun

Examples

This pen is his. These books are also his.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

His house or home.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngôi nhà hoặc nơi ở của anh ấy

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PronounRegister: informal

Examples

After our night out, I went back to his.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “his” mean?

Belonging to him.

Is “his” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.