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

Among the first to congratulate him were two former players — Bryant and Chatsworth coach Sam Harris, whose Chancellors play Granada Hills for the Division I title at 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Regardless of what people thought, it has worked to some degree for him.

From BBC

Epstein advises him on the sale of his healthcare business, and chides him for not being careful enough in checking out the background of a new contact.

From BBC

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent after they followed him to his Baldwin Park home.

From Los Angeles Times

US immigration authorities had placed a detainer on him as part of that case, which is a request for someone who is a non-US citizen to be taken into their custody should they be released.

From BBC