him
pronoun
the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.
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- objective of he.
him
1 American
[him]
/ hɪm /
pronoun
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the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.
I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun he in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's him. It isn't him.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun his before a gerund).
We were surprised by him wanting to leave.
noun
H.I.M.
2
American
abbreviation
him
1
British
/ ɪm, hɪm /
pronoun
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refers to a male person or animal
they needed him
she baked him a cake
not him again!
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a dialect word for himself
he ought to find him a wife
HIM
2
British
abbreviation
Gender
Etymology
Origin of him
before 900; Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he 1
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Rams players, including Quentin Lake and Kobie Turner, are thrilled Aaron Donald is back on the team, but Sean McVay won’t push for him to play in the opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Greensmith told the court, although he knew his father was a man called Steven Shevels, it was not until his family were in the pub on Christmas Eve that his mother identified him.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Negotiating competing interests seems to come naturally to him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They have also likely noticed that Talarico’s stance on hemp is not hurting him in the polls.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
He died with his family around him, the only people who knew both the old and new Phineas.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Nothing more charming than its grounds, which attracted H.I.M. of Austria, and now the charming Countess Tyszkiewicz.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Members of the Stoic Democratic Federation have been invited to meet H.I.M. at dinner at the Café Locusta.
From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
H.I.M. frigate, Novara, such and such a day of the week and month, hour at which thrown overboard, Longitude from Greenwich, Latitude.
They had been in some way improved for the reception of General Prince Karaupatkin, and his suite, who visited Tehran to announce to the Shah the accession of H.I.M.
From Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon
There is no doubt that a state of tension exists, which can only be alleviated by the restoration of reciprocal confidence between H.I.M. and the Roman people.
From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
A short time later, Trump confirmed the successful mission on Truth Social, writing "WE GOT HIM!"
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
HIM: You always remember my name so now I have remembered yours!
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021
“GET HIM OUT,” posted a senior site reliability engineer on Aug. 18.
From Fox News ● Oct. 17, 2020
Hey, believe me, winter is coming and winter, it turns out, is HIM, too.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2019
He was asking me if I would ask you out FOR HIM.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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