hij — meaning in English
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English meaning
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he
pron Used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood.
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it
pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
Senses
hij is used for these senses in English:
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he
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
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it
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
it — full definition
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pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.
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pron Used as a placeholder subject in sentences describing weather, time, or general conditions.
