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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Mark Sanchez has reached an agreement in principle to end the civil case against him filed by a truck driver who got into a physical altercation with the former USC and NFL quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The pair worked together at Villarreal, with Emery giving him his debut with the Yellow Submarine.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"This is his land. We await him with open arms," said Melani Soto, an 18-year-old university student.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Whenever he paused to sip water, students jostled to snap photos with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
After his examination, doctors kept him in a locked room, fearing he had leprosy.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
On the visit of H.I.M. the Empress Eugenie, accompanied by the late Napoleon III.,
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert
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
H.I.M. frigate, Novara, such and such a day of the week and month, hour at which thrown overboard, Longitude from Greenwich, Latitude.
Received with naval honours, a guard being mounted on the quarter-deck of the senior monitor, von Langer came over the side, and announced himself as the representative of Kapitan von Riesser, of H.I.M. ship Pelikan.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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
I’m crying because I feel bad for HIM!
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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