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he / / • pron. [third person sing.] used to refer to a man, boy, or male animal previously mentioned or easily identified: everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman. ∎  used to refer to a person or animal of unspecified sex (in modern use, now chiefly replaced by “he or she” or “they”: (see usage below): every child needs to know that he is loved. ∎  any person (in modern use, now chiefly replaced by “anyone” or “the person”): he who is silent consents. • n. [in sing.] a male; a man: is that a he or a she? ∎  [in comb.] male: a he-goat.

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he1 3rd sg. m. pers. pron. OE. hḗ = OS. he, hi(e); f. Gmc. dem. stem *χi-, repr. also in OHG. (Franconian) her, he; also OHG. hiutu (:- *hiu tagu this day), G. heute today, ON. dem. hinn, Goth. himma daga today. See also HIM, HIS, HITHER, HENCE, IT. IE. *k̂(e)i, *k̂e are repr. also in L. cis on this side, dem. particle -ce, OIr. this, Lith. šìs, OSl. sǐ this, Gr. ekeî there.

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HE • abbr. ∎  high explosive. ∎  His Eminence. ∎  His or Her Excellency.

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He ♂ (Chinese) ‘River’; specifically, the Yellow River.

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he2 excl. of laughter, usually repeated he he (he). OE. he he.

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He • symb. the chemical element helium.

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He symbol for the element helium .

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