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
Example Sentences
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He was preparing to head into Tuesday’s elections with a united Democratic Party behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
She’ll undergo her own sorrows when she finds him again, in London, living in a squat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Much of Monday's conversations in court focused on the one holdout juror, also known as Juror Doe, and the defence's investigation into him.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“We see insufficient upside to justify the premium,” Yang wrote in an investor note, adding that Apple needs to boost iPhone sales growth and turn around its slowing services business to make him more bullish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Phineas is in "feeble condition," his mother says, much changed since she last saw him in New Hampshire.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Should H.I.M. decide to abdicate, it is anticipated that He will edit our Boeotian contemporary the Oracle, which is sadly in need of new blood.
From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
The illustrations are from photographs by M. Sevragine of Tehran, with the exception of the likeness of H.I.M. the Shah Mozuffer-ed-Din, and that of H.H.
From Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon
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
H.I.M. frigate, Novara, such and such a day of the week and month, hour at which thrown overboard, Longitude from Greenwich, Latitude.
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
“SIGN HIM NOW,” the official MLS X account wrote on a post that featured video of Raquinho’s escapades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
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
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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