"his" meaning in English

See his in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /hɪz/ Audio: en-us-his.ogg [US]
  1. If you say something is his thing, you mean it belongs to a particular man or boy.
    Sense id: simple-his-en-pron-pDr5QLsx
  2. His is used, instead of the name of an object, to refer to something belonging to a man or boy.
    Sense id: simple-his-en-pron-BY16yg~P
     
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is his book, not mine."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you say something is his thing, you mean it belongs to a particular man or boy."
      ],
      "id": "simple-his-en-pron-pDr5QLsx"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It isn't my book, it is his."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "His is used, instead of the name of an object, to refer to something belonging to a man or boy."
      ],
      "id": "simple-his-en-pron-BY16yg~P"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪz/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/hIz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-his.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "his"
}

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is his book, not mine."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you say something is his thing, you mean it belongs to a particular man or boy."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It isn't my book, it is his."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "His is used, instead of the name of an object, to refer to something belonging to a man or boy."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪz/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/hIz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-his.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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