01 pron. The man or male being (or object personified to which the masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a pronoun of the masculine …
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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.“Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” — Gen. iii. 16.“Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve.” — Deut. x. 20.
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Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and usually followed by a relative pronoun.“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.” — Prov. xiii. 20.
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Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively.“I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of thy sort.” — Shak.