he

Other forms: his; him; himself

Definitions of he

1. noun

   the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
   type of:

   alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet

   the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
2. pronoun

   used to refer to a male person or animal as the subject when speaking or writing, as in "Yes, he should arrive soon"
3. pronoun

   used to refer to people in general, without reference to gender, as in "He who hesitates is lost;" now considered nonstandard
4. pronoun

   used to refer to something treated as male in literature, as in "The clock chimed proudly, as if he ruled the room"