Collocations for "he"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "he" in context.
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he
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.pron
- whatever he [wants, says, thinks]
- what did he [say, tell you]?
- do you know where he is (going)?
- he [likes, prefers, hates]
- he doesn't like [chocolate, soccer, heavy metal]
- what does he know (anyway)?
- he is my [hero, role model]
- he [went, said, did]
- he is [my best friend, so cute, amazing]
- do whatever he [says, tells you]
- I'm sure he didn't [mean, intend] to
- did you [see, hear] what he did?
- I told you he [could, would, should]
- [John] just said he would [go, rather, try]
- he would go [crazy, mad, nuts] if you
- can't [believe, imagine] that he [said, went, did]
- he [works, studies, volunteers] at
- would like to know what he [thinks, has to say]
- I see that he [finished, left, goes, does]
- he's already [seen, done, finished] it
- that is exactly what he [said, meant]
- is what he would have wanted
- yes, what he said!
- he [seems, appears, looks] upset
- my [dog, cat] is a he
- [are they, is it] a he or a she?
- look, it's a he!
- a he- [dog, cat, goat]
'he' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AIDS
- American
- Dick
- God
- Jewish
- a piece
- a shell
- abide
- academic
- account
- aching
- act
- acting
- actually
- add
- addiction
- admit
- adult
- advancement
- affection
- affectionate
- again
- age
- agenda
- air
- aisle
- alcohol
- alive
- all
- alone
- along
- also
- alternate
- amount
- angle
- angry
- anguish
- anniversary
- announcement
- annoyance
- annoying
- answer
- anticipation
- any
- anything
- apart
- appeal
- appear
- arise
- arm