- the possessive form of he1 (used as an attributive or predicative adjective): His coat is the brown one. This brown coat is his. Do you mind his speaking first?
- that or those belonging to him: His was the cleverest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.
- of, belonging to, or associated with him
- as pronoun
- (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
- belonging to or associated with him
