Definition von hims im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
or Homs ancient Emesa City (pop., 1994: 540,133), central Syria. It is located near the Orontes River. As Emesa, it contained a large temple to the sun god El Gebal and was the birthplace of the priest-king Elagabalus, who became Roman emperor in AD 218. The emperor Aurelian defeated Queen Zenobia of Palmyra there in 272. It was taken in 636 by the Muslims, who renamed it im. In 1516 it passed into Ottoman hands, where it remained until the creation of Syria after World War I (1914-18). im is a thriving agricultural market centre and has oil and sugar refineries. It is the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean Sea coast
pron. used in place of a name to indicate a male (third person singular), male person not referred to by name, male person whose identity is known, male animal that has been mentioned before or whose identity is known; person or animal without reference to sex
You use he to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. He could never quite remember all our names Our dog Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died
a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
In written English, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `he or she' or `they'. The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help. The symbol for the element helium. The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See table at alphabet. a male person or animal
The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a specified subject already indicated
Abbreviation for High Explosive HE ammunition is designed to explode, sending fragments (shrapnel) capable of killing soft targets but of less effect against hard targets
(See For alternatives, see 19b, Biased Uses of Language, in Part Three, pages 370-73 ) At one time h e was used to mean "he or she " Today such usage is not considered appropriate At one time h e was used to mean "he or she " Today such usage is not considered appropriate