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Word entry · 3 letters

his

Best crossword clue

"Male possessive"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ɪz/ [ɪ̈z]Sorted hisStarts with HEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Belonging to or associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned.

Word origin

From Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.

Used in a sentence

  • With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed, With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare, Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.
  • No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
  • In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Male possessive3 letters
02Belonging to him3 letters

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