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Hir in a sentence

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Hir | Hired | Hire | Hiring | Hires | Hiroshima | Hirsch | Hiram | Hiragana

Hir meaning

Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.

Using Hir

  • The main meaning on this page is: Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.
  • In the example corpus, hir often appears in combinations such as: maen hir.

Context around Hir

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maen 3× scholastica 1× cwm 1×

Often after:

long 1× belonging 1×

Sentence patterns with Hir

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and ze hir are just 1× maen hir can be 1× mrs scholastica hir the fact 1× of cwm hir belonging to 1× or maen hir is 1× or maen hir long stone 1× or xe hir or xem 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a university at 1× alternatively neologisms such 1× maen hir can 1× mrs scholastica hir 1× there is further 1×

Common sentence endings:

achieve that target 1× adjective in breton 1× difficult to identify 1× just as valid 1× maen hir is 1× the cistercian order 1×

Words around Hir

Just before it in the word index:

hiqa 12 hiq 3 hipwood 2 hipsters 28 hipster 69 hips 360

Just after it in the word index:

hira 13 hiraani 2 hirabayashi 6 hirado 2 hirael 2 hirafuku 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hir

  • In this selection, "hir" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maen, scholastica, cwm, long and belonging stand out and add context to how "hir" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ze hir are just and maen hir can be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hir" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hir

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is). (21 words)

However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton. (24 words)

Alternatively, neologisms such as ze or xe, hir or xem, have appeared but remain relatively rare, especially in written English, but are sometimes more difficult to identify. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

There is further supporting evidence for this hypothesis in the Chronicle of Florence of Worcester ; As for the body of the Prince, his mangled trunk, it was interred in the Abbey of Cwm Hir, belonging to the Cistercian Order. (39 words)

A university at the centre of a 21st-Century language row after telling students and staff to call everyone 'they' has insisted other pronouns like 'xe/zem', 'fae/faer' and 'ze/hir' are just as 'valid'. (36 words)

Mrs. Scholastica Hir: The fact is that until we tell ourselves the truth about the true situation of things in this country the government might not achieve that target. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is).

A university at the centre of a 21st-Century language row after telling students and staff to call everyone 'they' has insisted other pronouns like 'xe/zem', 'fae/faer' and 'ze/hir' are just as 'valid'.

Mrs. Scholastica Hir: The fact is that until we tell ourselves the truth about the true situation of things in this country the government might not achieve that target.

Alternatively, neologisms such as ze or xe, hir or xem, have appeared but remain relatively rare, especially in written English, but are sometimes more difficult to identify.

However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton.

There is further supporting evidence for this hypothesis in the Chronicle of Florence of Worcester ; As for the body of the Prince, his mangled trunk, it was interred in the Abbey of Cwm Hir, belonging to the Cistercian Order.

Common combinations with hir

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hir" in a sentence?
An example: "Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is)." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hir" from authentic English texts.
What does "hir" mean?
Hir means: Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.
How many example sentences with "hir" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hir", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.