he

Universal Words pronoun, noun pronoun (used as the subject of a verb) 1 a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified: Everyone liked my father-he was the perfect gentleman. * He (= the man we are watching) went through that door. 2 (becoming old-fashioned) a person, male or female, whose sex is not stated or known, especially when referring to sb mentioned earlier or to a group in general: Every child needs to know that he is loved. * (saying) He who (= anyone who) hesitates is lost. compareHIM noun 1 [sing.] (informal) a male: What a nice dog-is it a he or a she? 2 (he-) (in compound nouns) a male animal: a he-goat