him

¹ American  

[him] / hɪm /

pronoun

1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.

   I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.

2. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun he in the predicate after the verbto be ).

   It's him. It isn't him.

3. Informal. (used instead of the pronoun his before a gerund).

   We were surprised by him wanting to leave.

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noun

1. Informal. a male.

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

H.I.M. ² American  

abbreviation

1. His Imperial Majesty; Her Imperial Majesty.

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him ¹ British  

/ ɪm, hɪm /

pronoun

1. refers to a male person or animal

   they needed him

   she baked him a cake

   not him again!

2. a dialect word for himself

   he ought to find him a wife

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HIM ² British  

abbreviation

1. His ( or Her) Imperial Majesty

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Gender

See he ¹, me.

Etymology

Origin of him

before 900; Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he ¹

Example Sentences

“That allows us to move forward as a committee and vote Kevin Warsh to the floor of the Senate. That will get him confirmed in the next several weeks,” Scott said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

She called Swallwell’s recent statements about the accusations against him “blather and spin” and a “slap in the face” to victims.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

She writes, “I wondered why he’d chosen him, rather than Leila, as his focus,” and guessed at how Jim might work with women based on this first film: “I assumed wrong.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The two met after she messaged him over Twitter when she was 24 to discuss careers in politics.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

She walks right up to him and says, “Ell! What are you doing here?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith