hes
noundeterminerpronouncontractionverbpronounattested in dialogue
- //hiːz//
- //hɛz//
- //hɛs//
The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
noun
- 1
Also a form of heplural of he
determiner
- 1
Variant of his when pronounced as he'sAlternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.
That's hes house over there.
pronoun
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Variant of his when pronounced as he'sAlternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.
The idea was hes not mine.
contraction
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Variant of he'sinformalAlternative form of he's.
Etymology
From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe.
verb
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Variant of hasPronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English.
Jennie! Jennie! come an’ tell me thet the long-lost claim hes come back to Old Jack!
pronoun
- 1
The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
Etymology
A mixture of she and he. Coined by Ching Hai in 1990s.
hes · The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
HES · Historic Environment Scotland.hesitate · To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in…hesitation · An act of hesitating