"hes" meaning in English

See hes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /hiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe. Etymology templates: {{m|en|he's}} he's Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} hes, {{en-cont}} hes
  1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal, nonstandard Alternative form of: he's
    Sense id: en-hes-en-contraction-NypTp5yH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

IPA: /hiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} hes
  1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him. Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncommon Alternative form of: his when pronounced as he's (extra: belonging to him)
    Sense id: en-hes-en-det-aDIeBp70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: he's, his
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} hes
  1. plural of he Tags: form-of, plural Form of: he
    Sense id: en-hes-en-noun-lY6tSGXu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /hiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|cat2=possessive pronouns|cat3=third person pronouns}} hes
  1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him. Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncommon Alternative form of: his when pronounced as he's (extra: that that belongs to him)
    Sense id: en-hes-en-pron-9wJ6hrbd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: he's, his
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /hɛs/ Forms: hirm [oblique], hirmself [reflexive], hier [possessive], hiers [possessive]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: A mixture of she and he. Coined by Ching Hai in 1990s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|she}} she, {{m|en|he}} he Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case||oblique|hirm|reflexive|hirmself|possessive|hier|possessive|hiers|||||||||head=}} hes (third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case, oblique hirm, reflexive hirmself, possessive hier, possessive hiers), {{en-pron|oblique|hirm|reflexive|hirmself|possessive|hier|possessive|hiers|desc=third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case}} hes (third-person singular, gender-neutral, nominative case, oblique hirm, reflexive hirmself, possessive hier, possessive hiers)
  1. The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied. Tags: gender-neutral, nominative, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-hes-en-pron-Fmx7GCZM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /hɛz/
Rhymes: -ɛz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hes
  1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: has, representing dialectal English
    Sense id: en-hes-en-verb-mE2wvm~v Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

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        "The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛs"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ching Hai"
  ],
  "word": "hes"
}

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