"His" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} His
  1. A surname from Swiss. Derived forms: bundle of His Translations (belonging to God): 祂的 (tāde) (Chinese Mandarin), -Nya (Malay), su (Spanish), de él (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-His-en-name-lpB792aI Categories (other): English surnames, English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 52 48

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|possessive pronoun||||||||||||||||||head=}} His (possessive pronoun), {{en-pron|desc=possessive pronoun}} His (possessive pronoun)
  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. Tags: alt-of, honorific, possessive, pronoun, without-noun Alternative form of: his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context Coordinate_terms: He, Him
    Sense id: en-His-en-pron-L9qhT6ch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English pronouns: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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